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Local Government and Housing Committee (Hybrid) - Thursday, 18 September 2025 09.15

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Transcript: Transcript for 18/09/2025 - Local Government and Housing Committee

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Expected timing	No.	Item
09.15	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 The Chair welcomed Joel James MS who has replaced Laura Anne Jones MS as a member of the Local Government and Housing Committee. 1.3 There were no apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest.
09.15 - 10.45	2.	Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government View the background to item 2. Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, Welsh Government Sarah Rhodes, Deputy Director Housing Policy, Welsh Government Hannah Fisher, Head of Homelessness Prevention Legislation, Welsh Government Julie Stokes, Lawyer, Welsh Government Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill Explanatory Memorandum Statement of Policy Intent Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government on the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill.
10.45	3.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (XI) to resolve to exclude the public from item 4 and 8 of today's meeting View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.
10.55 - 12.25	4.	Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Consideration of key issues View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee considered the key issues in relation to the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill.
13.10 - 13.55	5.	Building Safety Remediation View the background to item 5. Rob Nicholls, Welsh Cladiators Geoff Spight, Welsh Cladiators Mark Thomas, Welsh Cladiators Peter Larwood, Welsh Cladiators Marc Harries, Welsh Cladiators Cara, Leaseholder Minutes: 5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Cladiators and from Cara, a leaseholder, on building safety remediation works.
14.00 - 14.45	6.	Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 2 View the background to item 6. Rob Nicholls, Welsh Cladiators Geoff Spight, Welsh Cladiators Mark Thomas, Welsh Cladiators Peter Larwood, Welsh Cladiators Marc Harries, Welsh Cladiators Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee received evidence on the Building Safety (Wales) Bill from the Welsh Cladiators.
14.45	7.	Papers to note View the background to item 7.
	7.1	Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill View the background to item 7.1 Supporting documents: Paper 1: Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee , item 7.1 PDF 854 KB Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered the letter.
	7.2	Building safety Supporting documents: Paper 2: Building Safety – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government , item 7.2 PDF 760 KB Minutes: 7.2 The Committee considered the letter.
	7.3	Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill View the background to item 7.3 Supporting documents: Paper 3: Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill – Letter from the Welsh Local Government Association , item 7.3 PDF 2 MB Minutes: 7.3 The Committee considered the correspondence.
	7.4	Forward work programme View the background to item 7.4 Supporting documents: Paper 4: Correspondence from Public Health Wales on ‘Shaping the future of healthy housing for children and families in Wales , item 7.4 PDF 1 MB Minutes: 7.4 The Committee considered the correspondence.
	7.5	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 7.5 Supporting documents: Paper 5: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding the Budget Cover Transfer between UK Government, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and Welsh Government to support digital inclusion activity in Wales , item 7.5 PDF 747 KB Minutes: 7.5 The Committee considered the correspondence.
	7.6	Building Safety (Wales) Bill View the background to item 7.6 Supporting documents: Paper 6: Building Safety (Wales) Bill - Additional information from the Welsh Government , item 7.6 PDF 837 KB Minutes: 7.6 The Committee considered the correspondence.
	7.7	Legislative Consent: Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill View the background to item 7.7 Supporting documents: Paper 7: Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill - Welsh Government response , item 7.7 PDF 658 KB Minutes: 7.7 The Committee considered the response from Welsh Government.
	7.8	Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill View the background to item 7.8 Supporting documents: Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Paper 8: Correspondence between the NRLA and the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee , item 7.8 PDF 790 KB Minutes: 7.8 The Committee considered the correspondence.
14.45 - 15.00	8.	Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 8. Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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