20 Mawrth 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papurau i’w nodi
Okay. Are Members content? I think that would be a good idea, Sioned. So, we’ll write to the Minister for Climate Change to try and get some clarification on why there has been such a delay to the Warm Homes programme in its latest iteration. Thank you…
20 Mawrth 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papurau i’w nodi
There are 10 papers to note. Are Members content to note these papers? Sioned Williams.
20 Mawrth 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyflwyniadau, dirprwyon ac ymddiheuriadau
Prynhawn da. Welcome to the Equality and Social Justice Committee meeting. This is a hybrid meeting, so some Members are here in person and others are joining us online. The meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, with simultaneous translation from…
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Okay. Thanks.
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
What about procurement of food? Clearly, it's something where both of you are procuring substantial amounts of food. They're expanding school meal services. How are you piggy-backing on that discussion?
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
But, in your experience, that's not where you've had useful discussions.
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
What's the role of the PSBs in all this, because, obviously, you're represented there, as are local authorities and other bodies? So, isn't this a place where you could be sharing best practice and identifying that?
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Okay. But you're relying on them to drive this forward, yes?
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Isn't that your role—you guys? You're all very senior people.
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Okay. All right. So, what can we do to accelerate this process, given we've got an emergency?
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Because, if you don't present a business case to Welsh Government, they're not going to be able to evaluate and say, 'Go ahead'.
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Okay. So, are health boards restricted by capacity, or other things they're firefighting, so that they can't do this, or what are the main barriers to making more progress on this?
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
But also, there's potential for partnerships with private bodies that are currently generating a lot of heat, but it's only heating the birds. Clearly, Celsa Steel down the road is one of them, but there are lots of other examples that could be used. Is that…
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Okay, because, obviously, health boards, and the public need to see what the—. But the Morriston one was installed in 2021, so there must've been quite a long lead-up period. How come all the other hospitals weren't saying, 'What a great idea', you know…
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Okay. Will they be published?
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Okay. So, they haven't been published yet.
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Phartneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru
Thank you. Morriston Hospital was the first hospital in the UK to have photovoltaics to kick-start the energy in the hospital. It seems a very obvious thing to do, with minimum disruption to patients. So, it wouldn't be suitable in the Heath, because it's…
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru (CLlLC)
That's for another day. But loan schemes for housing, surely.
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru (CLlLC)
Loan schemes, then.
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru (CLlLC)
Okay. Clearly, on that, the role of the private sector is really important in getting the 40 per cent of people who own their homes outright, whether as landlords or occupiers—. There doesn't seem to enough awareness amongst the public, despite the…
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru (CLlLC)
I just wanted to go back to invest-to-save as a strategy. It's very easy, amidst the cost-of-living crisis, to propose Elastoplast situations over a crisis, but how effectively do you think your local authority is working with local government to look at…
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru (CLlLC)
That's fine.
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru (CLlLC)
Yes.
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru (CLlLC)
Okay, thank you. Thank you for that. That's really interesting. Could I just move us on to whether local authorities are on track to meet key commitments around developing a strategic plan for decarbonising buildings? Amidst the eye-watering energy prices…
16 Mawrth 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Datgarboneiddio’r sector cyhoeddus - sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru (CLlLC)
Thank you. So, Andrew, Monmouthshire is definitely leading the way on this. How do we spread that good practice across all 22 local authorities?
