Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Meeting time: 09.29 - 12.35
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15173

Private, Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	John Griffiths MS (Chair) Peter Fox MS Lesley Griffiths MS Siân Gwenllian MS Laura Anne Jones MS Lee Waters MS
Witnesses:	Tania Nicholson, Welsh Government Steve Pomeroy, Welsh Government Sarah Cullen, Welsh Government Chris Hare, Welsh Government Audrey Johns, Welsh Government Kim Phelps, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Manon George (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Evan Jones (Deputy Clerk) Harry Moyle (Legal Adviser) Osian Bowyer (Researcher) Gwennan Hardy (Researcher) Jennie Bibbings (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.       The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

2.       There were no apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest.

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2 Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Technical briefing

2.1     The Committee received a technical briefing from Welsh Government officials on the Building Safety (Wales) Bill.

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3 Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Approach to scrutiny

3.1     The Committee considered and agreed its approach to scrutiny of the Building Safety (Wales) Bill.

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4 The role of local authorities in supporting hospital discharges: Consideration of draft report

4.1     The Committee considered the draft report.

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5 Digital Local Government: Consideration of Welsh Government response

5.1     The Committee considered the response from Welsh Government to its letter on Digital Local Government.

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6 Legislative Consent: Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill

6.1     The Committee considered the Legal Advice Note.

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