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Local Government and Housing Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 5 November 2025 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 05/11/2025 - 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 Peter Fox MS. There were no substitutions. 1.3 Joel James declared that he is a Member of a community council.
09.30 - 10.30	2.	General ministerial scrutiny: 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 Richard Baker, Deputy Director – Land, Welsh Government Matthew Wellington, Deputy Director – Local Government Policy, Welsh Government Michael Kay, Deputy Director – Elections, Welsh Government Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper 1: Written evidence from Welsh Government , item 2. PDF 198 KB View as HTML (2./2) 76 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government and officials responded to questions from Members. 2.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the following information requested by the Committee: • An update following the forthcoming publication of the report by the task and finish group on community assets. • An update on uptake of the voluntary guidance for registered political parties standing candidates in Welsh elections following the forthcoming meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip and political parties.
10.30	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	3.1	Building Safety (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: Paper 2: Building Safety (Wales) Bill – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chair of Finance Committee – 17 October 2025 , item 3.1 PDF 695 KB View as HTML (3.1/1) 616 KB
	3.2	Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: Paper 3: Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill – Response from Welsh Government to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee’s Stage 1 Report , item 3.2 PDF 769 KB
	3.3	Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: Paper 4: Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill – Response from Welsh Government to the Finance Committee’s Stage 1 Report , item 3.3 PDF 780 KB
10.30	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.
10.30 - 10.50	5.	General ministerial scrutiny: Consideration of evidence View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received.

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