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Transcript: Transcript for 30/06/2020 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introductions, Apologies and Substitutions - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee Minutes: 1.1 The Chair
welcomed Members of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee to
the meeting. 1.2 In accordance
with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair stated that he had determined that the
public were excluded from the Committee’s meeting in order to protect public
health. 1.3 The Chair
stated that if for any reason he dropped out of the meeting, the Committee
agreed that Dawn Bowden MS would become Temporary Chair in accordance with
Standing Order 17.22. |
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(14.00-15.00) |
Inquiry into Covid-19 and its impact: evidence session on disability Miranda Evans, Policy and Programmes Officer, Disability Wales Megan Thomas, Policy Officer, Disability Wales Zoe Richards, Chief Executive, Learning Disability Wales Ansley Workman, Director, RNIB Cymru Nathan Owen, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, RNIB Cymru Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1.The Committee received evidence from: · Miranda Evans, Policy and Programmes Officer, Disability Wales · Megan Thomas, Policy Officer, Disability Wales · Zoe Richards, Chief Executive, Learning Disability Wales · Ansley Workman, Director, RNIB Cymru · Nathan Owen, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, RNIB Cymru 2.2 During the meeting, RNIB Cymru agreed to provide the
Committee with additional information on the training of guide dogs and social
distancing. |
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(15.15-16.00) |
Inquiry into Covid-19 and its impact: evidence session on low income households Steffan Evans, Policy and Research Officer, The Bevan Foundation Claire Thomas, Policy and Research Officer, The Bevan
Foundation Rachel Cable, Head of Oxfam Cymru Gwennan Hardy, Senior Policy Officer, Citizens Advice Cymru Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.1. The Committee received evidence from: · Steffan Evans, Policy and Research Officer, The Bevan Foundation · Claire Thomas, Policy and Research Officer, The Bevan Foundation · Rachel Cable, Head of Oxfam Cymru · Gwennan Hardy, Senior Policy Officer, Citizens Advice Cymru 3.2 During the meeting, Oxfam Cymru agreed to share its
report, ‘The Welsh Doughnut 2020’ with the Committee. |
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(16.15-17.00) |
Inquiry into Covid-19 and its impact: evidence session on gender Catherine Fookes, Director, Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales Cerys Furlong, Chief Executive, Chwarae Teg Robert Visintainer, Project Manager, Men’s Sheds Cymru Minutes: 4.1 The
Committee received evidence from: · Catherine Fookes, Director, Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales · Cerys Furlong, Chief Executive, Chwarae Teg · Robert Visintainer, Project Manager, Men’s Sheds Cymru |
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(17.00) |
Papers to note Supporting documents: |
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Correspondence from the Llywydd regarding the Committee's request for a Plenary debate on benefits in Wales - 17 June 2020 Supporting documents: Minutes: 5.1a The Committee considered the correspondence from the Llywydd regarding the Committee's request for a Plenary debate on benefits in Wales. |
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Correspondence from the Royal College of General Practitioners Wales regarding advance care planning and the committee meeting on 16 June - 23 June 2020 Supporting documents: Minutes: 5.2a The Committee discussed the correspondence from the Royal College of General Practitioners Wales regarding advance care planning and the committee meeting on 16 June. |
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(17.00) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting Minutes: 6.1 The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(17.00-17.15) |
Inquiry into Covid-19 and its impact: consideration of evidence Minutes: 7.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received under item 2, 3 and 4. |