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Transcript: Transcript for 21/01/2021 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1. The
Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Equality, Local Government and
Communities Committee. 1.2. In
accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair stated that he had determined
that the public were excluded from the Committee’s meeting in order to protect
public health. 1.3. The Chair stated that if for any reason he dropped out of the meeting, the Committee agreed that Dawn Bowden MS would become Temporary Chair in accordance with Standing Order 17.22. |
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(13.30 - 15.30) |
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2021-22 - evidence session 2 Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd Julie James MS, Minister for Housing and Local Government Hannah Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government Judith Cole, Deputy Director Local Government Finance & Workforce Partnership Division Emma Williams, Director of Housing and Regeneration, Welsh Government Ian Williams, Deputy Director, Homes and Places, Welsh Government Debra Carter, Deputy Director, Local Government Strategic Finance, Welsh Government Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1.
The Committee received evidence from: Rebecca
Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Trefnydd Julie
James MS, Minister for Housing and Local Government Hannah
Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government Judith
Cole, Deputy Director Local Government Finance & Workforce Partnership
Division Emma
Williams, Director of Housing and Regeneration, Welsh Government Ian
Williams, Deputy Director, Homes and Places, Welsh Government Debra
Carter, Deputy Director, Local Government Strategic Finance, Welsh Government 2.2.
During the evidence session the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local
Government agreed to provide: ·
Updates on decision-making for the Discretionary
Assistance Fund (DAF) and forecasted demand on the fund; ·
Examples of improvement works carried out by
local authorities and town and community councils in response to the pandemic
that are likely to have long term positive effects for the communities; · Updates to the Committee on the work between the Ministerial Town Centre Action Group and local authorities and town and community councils that aims to create local supply chains using small businesses. |
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(15.45 - 16.30) |
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22 - evidence session 3 Jane Hutt MS, Deputy Minister and Chief Whip Alyson Francis, Deputy Director of Communities Division, Welsh Government Sian Gill, Head of Financial Reporting, Welsh Government Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1.
The Committee received evidence from: Jane
Hutt MS, Deputy Minister and Chief Whip Alyson
Francis, Deputy Director of Communities Division, Welsh Government Sian
Gill, Head of Financial Reporting, Welsh Government |
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Paper(s) to note Supporting documents: |
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Correspondence from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip - safer streets and disability equality Supporting documents: Minutes: 4.1.a. The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip - safer streets and disability equality. |
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Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government - Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill: Stage 3 Supporting documents: Minutes: 4.2.a. The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government - Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill: Stage 3. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the meeting on 28 January 2021 Minutes: 5.1. The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(16.30 - 17.00) |
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2021-22 - consideration of the evidence received under items 2 and 3 Minutes: 6.1. The Committee considered the evidence to inform its draft report. |