Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Thursday, 20 June 2024

Meeting time: 09.15 - 13.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13942

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	John Griffiths MS (Chair) James Evans MS Siân Gwenllian MS Altaf Hussain MS Carolyn Thomas MS (In place of Lee Waters MS)
Witnesses:	Craig O’ Connor, Planning Officers Society Wales (POSW) Casey Edwards, CWMPASS - Wales Co-operative Centre Ben Murphy, Duchy of Cornwall Sam Rees, RICS Avril Roberts, Country Land and Business Association Debbie Thomas, Crisis Alicja Zalesinska, Tai Pawb Elizabeth Taylor, TPAS Cymru
Committee Staff:	Catherine Hunt (Clerk) Angharad Era (Deputy Clerk) Rachael Davies (Second Clerk) Osian Bowyer (Researcher) Jennie Bibbings (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee.

1.2 Apologies were received from Lee Waters MS.  Carolyn Thomas MS attended as a substitute for Lee Waters MS.

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2 Social housing supply - Evidence session 6

2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

Craig O’Connor, Head of Placemaking, Planning Officers Society Wales

Sam Rees, Senior Public Affairs Officer -  Wales, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

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3 Social housing supply - Evidence session 7

3.1 The Committee received evidence from:

Ben Murphy, Estates Director, Duchy of Cornwall.

Avril Roberts, Senior Property and Business Policy Adviser, Country Landowners Association.

3.2 Apologies were received from Rebecca Kentfield, Faith in Affordable Housing Project Manager, Housing Justice Cymru.

3.3 Ben Murphy agreed to provide further details in relation to retaining control through the disposal of land and enabling infrastructure.

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4 Social housing supply - Evidence session 8

4.1 The Committee received evidence from:

Alicja Zalesinska, Chief Executive, Tai Pawb

David Wilton, Chief Executive, TPAS Cymru

Debbie Thomas, Head of Policy and Communications Wales, Crisis

Casey Edwards, Project Manager, Cwmpas

4.2 Casey Edwards agreed to provide further information on the business plan for the Cwmpas' revolving loan fund.

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5 Papers to note

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5.1 Letter from the First Minister to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee in relation to the international agreement between the UK and Denmark

5.1a The Committee noted the letter.

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6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

6.1  The Committee agreed the motion.

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7 Social housing supply - Consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence.

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8 Forward work programme

8.1 The Committee considered the forward work programme.

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9 Committees remits - Letter from Business Committee

9.1 The Committee considered the letter from Business Committee.

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