Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue: This meeting can be viewed Video Conference via Zoom on TV at: Meeting date: Thursday, 15 July 2021 http://senedd.tv/en/12395 Meeting time: 13.00 - 15.05

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Attendance

Category Names

John Griffiths MS (Chair)

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

Members of the MS

Senedd: MS

Sam Rowlands MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Witnesses:

Naomi Stocks (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk)

Rhys Jones (Official) Committee Staff: Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser)

Jonathan Baxter (Researcher)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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

2 Committee remit

2.1 The Committee noted the paper on its remit.

3 Papers to note

3.1 Fifth Senedd Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee legacy

report

3.1.a The Committee noted the Fifth Senedd Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee legacy report.

3.2 Fifth Senedd Chairs' Forum legacy report

3.2.a The Committee noted the Fifth Senedd Chairs' Forum legacy report.

3.3 Letter from Llamau in relation to homelessness

3.3a The Committee noted the letter from Llamau in relation to homelessness.

3.4 Letter from the Auditor General for Wales in relation to the work of Audit Wales

3.4a The Committee noted the letter from the Auditor General for Wales in relation to the work of Audit Wales.

3.5 Letter from the Llywydd in relation to Committee timetables

3.5a The Committee noted the letter the Llywydd in relation to Committee timetables.

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

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

5 Consideration of the Committee's procedures and ways of working

5.1 The Committee considered and discussed the paper on its procedures and ways of working.

6 Consideration of the strategic approach to the Committee's remit

6.1 The Committee considered and discussed the paper on its strategic approach and agreed to return to this in the autumn term.

7 Consideration of early Committee activity

7.1 The Committee considered and discussed the paper on its early business and agreed to launch a public consultation to gather views on its priorities over the summer recess.