Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence have been received by Peter Black and Rhodri Glyn Thomas, given their roles on the Assembly Commission.

1.1.1 The Chair welcomed Members, witnesses and members of the public to the meeting.

1.1.2 Apologies for absence were received from Rhodri Glyn Thomas and Peter Black for items 2 and 3, given their roles on the Assembly Commission.

1.1.3 The Chair welcomed Alun Ffred Jones and Eluned Parrott to the meeting, who were substituting for them respectively, in accordance with Standing Order 17.48.

1.1.4 The Chair welcomed Peter Black and Rhodri Glyn Thomas to Item 4 on the Consideration of the Committee’s Report on the Inquiry into the provision of Affordable Housing.

Paper 1:

Dr Diarmait Mac Giolla Chriost, Language, Policy and Planning Research Unit

Dr Simon Brooks, Language, Policy and Planning Research Unit,

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the School of Welsh, Cardiff University, on the Bill.

2.2 The School of Welsh agreed to provide additional information to the Committee.

Paper 2:

David Thomas, Policy Officer (Equalities and the Welsh Language) Caerphilly County Borough Council

Cath Baldwin, Welsh Language Officer, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Ffion Gruffudd, Welsh Language Officer, Cardiff City and County Council

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Language Officers Group on the Bill

The Committee will be invited to resolve to exclude the public from item 4 of the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi):

A Committee may resolve to exclude the public from a meeting or any part of a meeting where:

(vi) the Committee is deliberating on the content, conclusions or recommendations of a report it proposes to publish; or is preparing itself to take evidence from any person.

4.1 Subject to a few amendments, the Committee agreed the report.

5.1 Paper were noted

5.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Health and Social Care Committee in response to their letter.

Correspondence from the Health and Social Care Committee - Inadequate public toilet facilities.

Health and Social Care Committee report : Public health implications of inadequate public toilet facilities – report of evidence

Correspondence on the draft Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill

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