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Local Government and Housing Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 5 February 2026 09.30

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Contact: Catherine Hunt Huw Gapper

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Transcript: Transcript for 05/02/2026 - Local Government and Housing Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
09.30	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. 1.2 Apologies were received from Lee Waters MS, Siân Gwenllian MS, and Lesley Griffiths MS. 1.3 There were no substitutions or declarations of interest.
09.30 - 10.45	2.	Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 3 View the background to item 2. Dorian Payne, Managing Director, Castell Group Mark Harris, Planning and Policy Advisor Wales, Home Builders Federation Fiona Clay-Poole, Senior Policy Officer - Planning and Economic Development, Welsh Local Government Association Simon Gilbert, Planning Officers Society Wales Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper 1: Home Builders Federation , item 2. PDF 702 KB Paper 2: Castell Group , item 2. PDF 177 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association, Castell Group, Home Builders Federation and the Planning Officers Society Wales.
10.45	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	3.1	Social housing supply View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: Paper 3: Social Housing Supply – Written evidence from the Royal Town Planning Institute , item 3.1 PDF 706 KB Paper 4: Social Housing Supply – Written evidence from Dr Edward Shepherd on land value capture and viability in Wales , item 3.1 PDF 74 KB Paper 5: Social Housing Supply – Additional information from the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru , item 3.1 PDF 66 KB
	3.2	Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: Paper 6: Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government in relation to the automatic voting registration pilots – 21 January 2026 , item 3.2 PDF 737 KB
	3.3	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: Paper 7: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 – Response from Welsh Government , item 3.3 PDF 1004 KB
	3.4	Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.4 Supporting documents: Paper 8: Homelessness and Social Housing (Wales) Bill – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government in relation to the revised Explanatory Memorandum , item 3.4 PDF 753 KB
	3.5	Building Safety (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.5 Supporting documents: Paper 9: Building Safety (Wales) Bill – Correspondence between the Chair and the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government in relation to the Committee’s Stage 1 Report on the Building Safety (Wales) Bill , item 3.5 PDF 823 KB Paper 10: Building Safety (Wales) Bill – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chair of Finance Committee in relation to the Finance Committee’s Stage 1 Report on the Building Safety (Wales) Bill , item 3.5 PDF 785 KB Paper 11: Building Safety (Wales) Bill – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee ‘s Stage 1 Report on the Building Safety (Wales) Bill , item 3.5 PDF 780 KB Paper 12: Building Safety (Wales) Bill - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chief Executive of Community Housing Cymru , item 3.5 PDF 776 KB
10.45	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the meeting on 25 February View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.
10.45 - 11.15	5.	Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

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