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Transcript: Transcript for 21/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(13:30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Equality and Social Justice Committee.

 

Apologies were received from Altaf Hussain. Sam Kurtz was in attendance as a substitute.

 

The Chair stated that if for any reason she dropped out of the meeting, the Committee had agreed that Sarah Murphy MS would become Temporary Chair in accordance with Standing Order 17.22.

 

Sam Kurtz declared an interest as a director of the registered charity: The Wales Federation of Young Farmers Clubs.

 

(13.30-14.30)

2.

Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Evidence session 5

Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice

Steve Chamberlain, Domestic Energy Efficiency and Fuel Poverty Policy Lead

Mark Alexander, Head of Public Sector Decarbonisation, Innovation and Fuel Poverty

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from the Minister for Social Justice, Jane Hutt, MS.

 

 

 

 

(14:30)

3.

Papers to note

Minutes:

Members noted the papers.

 

3.1

Welsh Government response to Committee report: Minding the Future - The Childcare Barrier Facing Working Parents

Supporting documents:

3.2

Correspondence from the Senedd Commission on the use of the term BAME

Supporting documents:

3.3

Correspondence from Travelling Ahead regarding the implementation of the Housing (Wales) Act

Supporting documents:

3.4

Correspondence from the Enforcement Conduct Board regarding debt enforcement

Supporting documents:

(14:30)

4.

Motion under SO17.42 (iv) and to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

Minutes:

The motion was agreed.

 

(14:45-15:10)

5.

Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Briefing session with Audit Wales

Mark Jeffs, Audit Wales

Chris Pugh, Audit Wales

Seth Newman, Audit Wales

Minutes:

Members received a briefing from Audit Wales.

 

(15:10 - 15:25)

6.

Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence received under item 2.

 

Members agreed to write to Welsh Government to seek further information in relation to a number of items raised during the evidence session.

 

 

(15:25-15:30)

7.

UK Government consultation on proposals to reform Human Rights Act 1998: consideration of draft correspondence

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Members considered and agreed a letter to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

 

(15:30-16:10)

8.

Future Generations Commissioner: annual scrutiny - draft report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Members considered the draft report and agreed to finalise it outside of Committee.

 

 

(16:10-16:30)

9.

Forward work programme

Forward Work Programme

Women’s safety and gender-based violence: Revised Terms of Reference

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Members considered and agreed the Forward Work Programme.

 

 

(16:30-16:35)

10.

EU Settlement Scheme: Monitoring report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Members noted the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) monitoring report and agreed to write to the Minister for Social Justice to seek further information in relation to the deadline for EUSS family permits.