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Local Government and Housing Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 21/01/2026 - 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. There were no substitutions or declarations of interest.
09.30 - 10.30	2.	Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1 View the background to item 2. Wendy Dearden, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Bevan Foundation Lauren Caley, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Shelter Cymru Matthew Dicks, Director, Chartered Institute of Housing Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper 1: Bevan Foundation , item 2. PDF 2 MB Paper 2: Shelter Cymru , item 2. PDF 1 MB Paper 3: Chartered Institute of Housing , item 2. PDF 855 KB Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Shelter Cymru, the Bevan Foundation and the Chartered Institute of Housing.
10.40 - 11.50	3.	Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2 View the background to item 3. Clarissa Corbisiero, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Policy and External Affairs, Community Housing Cymru Craig Sparrow, Executive Director of Development, ClwydAlyn Jim McKirdle, Housing Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association Councillor Andrea Williams, Swansea Council, Welsh Local Government Association Neil Barber, Executive Director Property & Investment, Codi Group Supporting documents: Paper 4: Community Housing Cymru , item 3. PDF 1 MB Minutes: 3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association, Community Housing Cymru, ClwydAlyn, and Codi Group.
11.50	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee noted the papers.
	4.1	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Paper 5: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government regarding the Inter-ministerial Group (IMG) for Housing, Communities and Local Government , item 4.1 PDF 747 KB
	4.2	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Paper 6: Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Letter from the First Minister to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Celtic Heritage Agreement Annual Report , item 4.2 PDF 746 KB
	4.8	Social housing supply View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: Paper 7: Social Housing Supply – Written evidence from Crisis , item 4.8 PDF 781 KB
11.50	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.
11.50 - 12.05	6.	Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: consideration of evidence View the background to item 6. Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
12.05 - 12.20	7.	Forward work programme View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 17 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the scope and approach paper for its inquiry on hazardous disrepair in social homes.
12.20 - 12.30	8.	Building Safety (Wales) Bill: consideration of the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's Stage 1 report. View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Paper 9: Building Safety (Wales) Bill – Welsh Government response to the stage 1 report , item 8. PDF 894 KB Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the response from the Welsh Government to the Stage 1 report on the Building Safety (Wales) Bill

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