Agenda

Equality and Social Justice Committee (Hybrid) - Monday, 19 January 2026 13.30

Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Rhys Morgan

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Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(13:00-13:30)		Pre-meeting
(13:30-16:00)		Public meeting
(13:30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1.
(13:30-14:30)	2.	Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session one View the background to item 2. Pearl Costello, Food Sense Wales Hannah Gibbs, Sustain Chloe Mansfield, Bwyd Powys (hosted by Cultivate) Chris Nottingham, Blaenau Gwent Food Partnership/Tai Calon Housing Association Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 3 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Evidence paper: Food Sense Wales , item 2. PDF 290 KB Consultation response: Future Generations Commissioner , item 2. PDF 146 KB Consultation response: Size of Wales , item 2. PDF 142 KB
(14:30-14:45)		Break
(14:45-16:00)	3.	Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session two View the background to item 3. Janet Hayward, Big Bocs Bwyd Sarah Germain, Farshare Cymru Katie Till, Trussell Trust Robbie Davison, Can Cook - Well Fed Simon Wright, Cegin y Bobl & Wright’s Food Emporium
(16:00)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4.
	4.1	Correspondence from the Future Generations Commissioner to the Chair regarding the Future Generations Commissioner's stakeholder survey View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Future Generations Commissioner to the Chair regarding the Future Generations Commissioner's stakehold survey - 15 December 2025 , item 4.1 PDF 179 KB
	4.2	Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill - 15 December 2025 , item 4.2 PDF 203 KB
	4.3	Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the Committee's report: “Anything’s Achievable with the Right Support: Tackling the Disability Employment Gap” View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the Committee's report: “Anything’s Achievable with the Right Support: Tackling the Disability Employment Gap” - 16 December 2025 , item 4.3 PDF 233 KB
	4.4	Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations Act View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations Act - 17 December 2025 , item 4.4 PDF 205 KB
	4.5	Correspondence from Dr Rob Jones of the Wales Governance Centre to the Chair regarding the Criminal Justice System in Wales View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Correspondence from Dr Rob Jones of the Wales Governance Centre to the Chair regarding the Criminal Justice System in Wales - 17 December 2025 , item 4.5 PDF 101 KB
	4.6	Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Four Nations Inter-Ministerial Group on Work and Pensions View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Four Nations Inter-Ministerial Group on Work and Pensions - 5 January 2026 , item 4.6 PDF 148 KB
	4.7	Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding welcome tickets for asylum seekers in Wales View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary fo Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding welcome tickets for asylum seekers in Wales - 5 January 2026 , item 4.7 PDF 157 KB Correspondence to the Cabinet Secretary fo Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip from the Chair regarding welcome tickets for asylum seekers in Wales - 1 December 2025 , item 4.7 PDF 73 KB
	4.8	Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the most recent meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the most recent meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee - 9 January 2026 , item 4.8 PDF 179 KB
(16:00)	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting View the background to item 5.
(16:00- 16:20)		Private meeting
(16:00-16:15)	6.	Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: consideration of the evidence View the background to item 6.
(16:15-16:20)	7.	British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: order of consideration View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 25 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted

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