5 March 2014 - Papers to Note

Paper No:	Issue and Date of meeting	From	Action Point
5	Inquiry into public libraries in Wales 12/02/14	Assembly Commission Legal Services	The Committee requested a legal briefing on the status of the guidance (Welsh Public Library Standards) issued by Welsh Ministers under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.
6a, 6b and 6c	Inquiry into public libraries in Wales 12/02/14	WLGA	The Committee requested statistics on the use of digital library services and a breakdown of the age of users; and information on the Libraries Inspire programme, in relation to the use of University Libraries and how access to reference material could be widened. Letter from the Minister for Culture and Sport in the Welsh Government Review of Public Libraries Letter from the Director of CyMAL on Libraries
7	Inquiry into public libraries in Wales 20/02/14	Communities 2:0	Communities 2:0 agreed to provide a link to case studies on digital inclusion.
8	Housing (Wales) Bill 6/12/14	Minister for Housing and Regeneration	Following the Minister’s evidence session the Committee agreed to write to the Minister for further clarification.
9a & 9b	Welsh Language 4/12/13	Chair of Finance Committee	Following the evidence session with the First Minister on consideration of matters relating to the Welsh Language, the Chair wrote to the First Minister and Committee Chairs. Letter from Jocelyn Davies, Chair to Finance Committee, in response to the letter from Christine Chapman, dated 28 January 2014. Letter to the Minister for Finance referred to.
10	Public Services Ombudsman for Wales 6/11/13	Minister for Local Government and Government Business	Following the evidence session with the Pubic Services Ombudsman for Wales, the Chair wrote to the Minister to seek the views of the Welsh Government on issued raised.