, Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you, Joel. Sam.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Okay, thank you. Joel.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
May I welcome everyone to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee? The first item on our agenda today is introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. Let me firstly state that the public items of this meeting are…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Update on COVID-19
Thank you, Minister, for your statement today. From my experience, I think the vast majority of the population in Wales very much support the Welsh Government's rightly cautious approach to COVID-19, and they're very grateful that they live in Wales so that…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Update on COVID-19
Okay, diolch.
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Update on COVID-19
First Minister, parkruns in Wales are very important for public health, allowing people to have valuable exercise and associated benefits. During COVID, they've developed a framework globally that is very effective in ensuring safety and enabling the virus to…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
COVID-19 recovery and winter pressures on public services
Okay. Thank you for that, First Minister. I wonder if I could move on to homelessness and rough-sleeping. Again, we saw some very impressive progress, I think, during the pandemic in terms of getting rough-sleepers into accommodation, and indeed then shaping…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
COVID-19 recovery and winter pressures on public services
Could I ask you as well, First Minister, whether Welsh Government is considering extension of the hardship fund?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
COVID-19 recovery and winter pressures on public services
Diolch, Cadeirydd. First Minister, local government delivers many important services to our communities, and, thankfully, I think we've seen very good partnership working between Welsh Government, our local authorities, and indeed the third sector and others…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. We laid our report as a committee on this LCM yesterday afternoon. Leasehold reform is an area of interest for the committee, and the Welsh Government's plans for reform were something that we raised with you, Minister, during our…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Building Safety
Diolch, Llywydd, and thank you, Minister, for your statement. Our committee has agreed that building safety is a key priority over this Senedd term. We have already considered the LCM on the building safety Bill and will be reporting on that shortly, and we…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Item 3, then, on our agenda today is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Is committee content so to do? Yes. Okay. Thank you very much. We will, then, move to private session.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Paper to note
Yes, sure. Okay. Well, that's great.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Paper to note
Sorry, Sam. Did you want to come in there, Sam, or—?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Paper to note
The purpose of this letter is really, you know, just to draw to our attention the priorities and the focus that the Finance Committee think we should have.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Paper to note
We'll raise it will the Ministers, but we can always liaise with the Finance Committee as we go through the process, if that's the wish of Members.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Paper to note
I think, Carolyn, that, obviously, the Finance Committee is drawing our attention to some of the main issues that they think we should be focusing on in our scrutiny of the budget, and, as you say, amongst that is the sustainability of public services. So, I…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Paper to note
Carolyn. Yes, sure.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Paper to note
The second item is a paper to note. We have one paper to note: a letter from the Finance Committee in relation to the Welsh Government's draft budget. Are Members content to note that paper? Yes. Okay. Thank you.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Okay. Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee. The first item on our agenda today is introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. The public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The Homelessness Action Plan
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I thank the Minister for her statement. Our committee has agreed that scrutinising policies and actions to end homelessness is one of our main priorities over this Senedd term. Indeed, the predecessor committee, which I also…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Diolch, Llywydd. Llywydd, last week, the Senedd estate was used for an event with Japan Tobacco International on the subject of tackling illicit tobacco sales. There is a great deal of concern about this event. Ash Wales, for example, is very concerned. There…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
1. What is the Commission's policy on the use of the Senedd estate for external events? OQ57241
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Counsel General, I chair the cross-party group on race and equality and the group met yesterday to discuss Part 4 of the Bill, which, as you will know, will end up incriminating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families in terms of their way of life. At that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
7. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government regarding the implications of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill for civil liberties in Wales? OQ57247
