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Transcript: Transcript for 03/07/2019 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd
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(09.00) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting. |
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(9.00 - 10.00) |
Inquiry into benefits in Wales: options for better delivery - evidence session 6 Hannah
Blythyn AM, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government Jo-Anne
Daniels, Director of Communities & Tackling Poverty, Welsh Government Linda
Davis, Head of Tackling Poverty and DWP Relations, Welsh Government Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from: · Hannah Blythyn AM, Deputy Minister for
Housing and Local Government · Jo-Anne Daniels, Director of Communities
& Tackling Poverty, Welsh Government · Linda Davis, Head of Tackling Poverty and
DWP Relations, Welsh Government |
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(10.00) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 4,8 and 9 Minutes: 3.1
The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(10.00 - 10.05) |
Inquiry into benefits in Wales: options for better delivery - consideration of evidence received Minutes: 4.1
The Committee discussed the evidence received under item 2 and agreed to write
to the Minister to ask for clarity on a number of issues. |
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(10.10 - 11.25) |
Inquiry into empty properties - evidence session 1 Leighton
Evans, Carmarthenshire County Council Paula
Livingstone, Swansea Council Sion
Wynne, Wrexham County Borough Council Gaynor
Toft, Ceredigion County Council Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Leighton
Evans, Carmarthenshire County Council ·
Paula
Livingstone, Swansea Council ·
Sion
Wynne, Wrexham County Borough Council ·
Gaynor
Toft, Ceredigion County Council 5.2
During the evidence session, the witnesses agreed: ·
To
provide data on the location of empty properties within local authority areas
and whether there is a link with areas of social deprivation. ·
To
write to the Committee with further information on the effectiveness of the
enforcement powers available to local authorities in dealing with empty
properties. |
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(11.25 - 12.10) |
Inquiry into empty properties - evidence session 2 Lisa
Hayward, Welsh Local Government Association Dewi
Morgan, Gwynedd Council Deb
Smith, Torfaen County Borough Council Minutes: 6.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Lisa
Haywood, Welsh Local Government Association ·
Dewi
Morgan, Gwynedd Council ·
Deb
Smith, Torfaen County Borough Council |
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(12.10- 12.15) |
Papers to note |
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Correspondence from Mark Isherwood AM regarding the Social Fund for funeral payments - 21 June 2019 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 7.1a
The Committee noted the letter from Mark Isherwood AM regarding the Social Fund
for funeral payments |
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Correspondence from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales regarding the request for further information following annual scrutiny - 26 June 2019 Supporting documents: Minutes: 7.2a
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Future Generations
Commissioner for Wales regarding the request for further information following annual scrutiny. |
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Inquiry into empty properties - survey analysis Supporting documents: Minutes: 7.3a
The Committee noted the survey analysis on empty properties. |
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(12.15 - 12.20) |
Inquiry into empty properties - consideration of evidence received Minutes: 8.1
The Committee discussed the evidence received under items 5 and 6. |
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(12.20 - 12.30) |
Approach to follow up work into rough sleeping in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: 9.1
The Committee agreed the approach to the follow up work into rough sleeping in
Wales. |