Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 04/07/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Items
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1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Sarah Murphy for Items 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Sioned Williams was substituted by Peredur Owen Griffiths and Altaf Hussain was substituted by Joel James for all items on the agenda relating to the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill.

 

Declarations of interest were received from the following:

 

Jenny Rathbone – Member of Unite and Bevan Foundation

Ken Skates – Member of Unite

Sarah Murphy – Member of Unite, Unison, GMB and the Bevan Foundation

Jane Dodds – Member of Unite

Joel James – Member of Unite.

2.

Papers to note

Minutes:

Members noted the paper.

2.1

Letter from the Minister for Social Justice to the Chair regarding an update on recommendation 7 of the Debt and the Pandemic report

Supporting documents:

(11:00-12:00)

3.

Pre-appointment hearing for the National Adviser for Violence Against Women, Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Members heard from Johanna Robinson and Yasmin Khan in the pre-appointment hearing for the national adviser for violence against women, gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence.

4.

Motion under SO17.42 (iv) and (ix) to exclude the public from items 5 and 10 of the agenda

Minutes:

Members agreed the motion.

(12:00 - 12:30)

5.

Consideration of evidence and draft report

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence that they had heard from both candidates and agreed a draft report on the hearing, subject to minor amendments. Members noted the report would be laid shortly.

(13.30 – 14.20)

6.

Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, evidence session 3 – private sector employers

Leighton Jenkins, CBI Wales

 

Ben Cottam, FSB Wales

 

Paul Slevin, Chambers Wales

 

Richard Shelby, Institute of Directors

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:

 

Richard Selby, National Chair Institute of Directors Wales

Leighton Jenkins, CBI Wales

Ben Cottam, FSB Wales

Paul Slevin, Chambers Wales

 

(14.35 – 15.25)

7.

Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, evidence session 4 – trade unions (1)

Nisreen Mansour, TUC

 

Bethan Thomas, UNISON

 

Darren Williams, PCS

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:

 

Nisreen Mansour, Wales Trades Union Congress

Bethan Thomas, Unison

Darren Williams, Public and Commercial Services Union

 

 

(15.40 – 16.30)

8.

Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, evidence session 5 – trade unions (2)

Dr Phil Banfield, BMA 

 

Mary Williams, UNITE

 

Kelly Andrews, GMB

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:

 

Professor Phil Banfield, British Medical Association

Mary Williams, Unite

Tom Hoyles, GMB

(16.45 – 17.15)

9.

Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, evidence session 6 – Bevan Foundation

 

Dr Victoria Winckler, Bevan Foundation

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Dr Victoria Winckler, Bevan Foundation

 

 

(17:15- 17:30)

10.

Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence.