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Transcript: Transcript for 18/09/2024 - Local Government and Housing Committee
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee. 1.2 Hannah Blythyn MS attended as a substitute. |
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(09.30-10.50) |
Social housing supply - Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government Emma Williams, Director of Housing & Regeneration, Welsh Government Stuart Fitzgerald, Deputy Director – Homes and Places, Welsh Government Neil Hemington, Head of Planning, Welsh Government Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government. 2.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee with further information on the costs of the housing conditions survey. 2.3 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to share Welsh Government’s response to Audit Wales’s report on affordable housing. 2.4 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to share the Cabinet Secretary’s letter to local authorities with the Committee. 2.5 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee with more information in relation to land value and the new South Wales metro. 2.6 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to write to the Committee with exact numbers of how many social homes have been lost over the course of the current Senedd term through sales and demolition. |
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(10.50) |
Papers to note Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the Finance Committee in relation to Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.1 The Committee noted the letter. |
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Letter from the Welsh Local Government Association in relation to the social housing supply inquiry Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.2 The Committee noted the letter. |
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Letter from Joel James MS in relation to the inquiry into the role, governance and accountability of the community and town council sector Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.3 The Committee noted the letter. |
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Letter from Business Committee in relation to committee remits Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.4 The Committee noted the letter |
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Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning in relation to abuse in politics Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.5 The Committee noted the letter. |
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Letter from the Development Bank of Wales in relation to the social housing supply inquiry Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.6 The Committee noted the letter. |
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Letter from Housing Justice Cymru in relation to the social housing supply inquiry Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.7 The Committee noted the letter. |
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Letter from Housing Europe in relation to the social housing supply inquiry Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.8 The Committee noted the letter. |
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(10.50) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the next Committee meeting on 25 September 2024 Minutes: 4.1 The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(10.50-11.20) |
Social housing supply - consideration of evidence and key issues Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence and key issues. 5.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government with the questions not reached during the evidence session: - What role does the Cabinet Secretary see for Tirion Homes to bring forward more large-scale developments? - Is the Welsh Government exploring how to increase the role of the Development Bank for Wales in financing social and affordable housing supply? |
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(11.20-12.30) |
Private rented sector - consideration of draft report Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.1 The Committee agreed to consider the draft report at its next meeting on 25 September 2024. |