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Finance Committee

Carl Sargeant AM 

Minister for Housing & Regeneration

Welsh Government

7 February 2014

Dear Minister

Housing (Wales) Bill

Thank you for attending Finance Committee on 5 February to answer Members questions on the financial aspects of the Housing (Wales) Bill.

During the evidence session, you agreed to send a note to Committee on:

- data sharing of Housing Benefit

- spending on Gypsy and Traveller sites

- amendments at Stages 2 and 3 that will seek to change any financial aspects in the Bill.

During our evaluation of the session Members also asked that you provide a note identifying how the proposed £1m savings associated with the priority need status of prisoners has been calculated. 

We would be grateful for a quick response in this instance to enable the Committee to report on the Bill before the required deadline of 21^st March 2014.     

Yours sincerely

Jocelyn Davies AM

Chair