Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 25 April 2022

Meeting time: 13.30 - 15.39
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12916

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)

Jane Dodds MS

Altaf Hussain MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Sioned Williams MS

Ken Skates MS

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Rachael Davies (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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

 

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.

 

Altaf Hussain declared an interest as a Councillor for Bridgend County Borough Council and also a Trustee for Brynawel Rehab Centre.

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2       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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2.1   Letter from Energy Saving Trust regarding the Fuel Poverty and Warm Homes Programme inquiry - 24 March 2022

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2.2   Correspondence between ETRA and Welsh Government regarding HGV drivers

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2.3   Letter from Minister for Social Justice regarding Debt and the Pandemic report - 31 March 2022

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2.4   Letter from Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding strategic plan - 4 April 2022

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2.5   Letter from Health and Social Care Committee regarding mental health inequalities inquiry - 5 April 2022

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2.6   Letter from Finance Committee to all Senedd Committees regarding Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24: Engagement - 11 April 2022

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2.7   Letter from Minister for Social Justice regarding European Union Settlement Scheme- 13 April 2022

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2.8   Letter from Minister for Social Justice regarding evidence session on Fuel Poverty and the Warm Homes Programme - 13 April 2022

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2.9   Letter from the Minister for Social Justice  regarding changes to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - 20 April

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2.10 Letter from Centrica regarding the Fuel Poverty and Warm Homes Programme inquiry - 20 April 2022

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2.11 Letter from  Minister for Social Justice regarding Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence - 20 April 2022

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

The motion was agreed.

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4       Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: consideration of draft report

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

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5       Legislative Consent Memorandum - British Sign Language Bill

Members considered the Memorandum and agreed the draft report. The Committee noted that the report would be laid by the required deadline.

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