11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
The biggest problem that we have at the moment in building the homes that we want is the global market situation. So, as I described at the beginning, the price inflation has been pretty awful, and that's the case for social, so about 30 to 35 per cent extra…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
So, it is exactly as I said at the beginning. It's about building sustainable communities, isn't it? So, absolutely, second homes are not an issue right across Wales. And, in fact, in Cardiff, they're very much welcome, because much of the city's strategy is…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Yes. Fine. If that exists, I can easily share it with the committee.
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
So, I can't guarantee that, obviously, Mabon, but what we're trying to do is put a number of policy levers in place that make sure that we do the best we can in those circumstances. You'll know the range of things that we're looking at. So, we're looking at…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Thanks, Mabon. So, the whole issue of gazumping and so on, unfortunately, isn't one of the powers the Welsh Government has. If I had the power to change the way that conveyancing is done in Wales I absolutely would, because the whole issue around at what…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Absolutely, Mabon, and, as I was saying, anything that is a single tenure is not a sustainable community. And I can give you an example from my own constituency where I have road after road of student HMOs and absolutely nobody else living there. The students…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Well, I think I know what it means; I just don't know how to measure it, and I think those are two different things.
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Yes, and we have objectives around ending homelessness, for example. We haven't developed a—. I don't even know how to begin to do that, if I'm honest. I'm not averse to it and I'd be very happy to work with the committee, but I don't even know what that…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
No, we have objectives around how many houses we want to build—
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
No, it's not just about affordability. I grew up in a north Swansea council estate, which is widely regarded as a lovely place to live, because it has big, green open spaces, lovely spacious housing, and it's a close-knit community. So, those community things…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
It's invidious to do that, isn't it? But there are plenty of places that appear in lists of 'The best place to live in', and all those—
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
There are many across Wales that are sustainable communities, and they tend to be a good mix.
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
What we're trying to do is, by a suite of measures, including house building, but also all of 'Future Wales', 'Planning Policy Wales', and so on, force a planned system into place that makes our communities sustainable, so they're good, mixed communities. We…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Well, that's a really good question, isn't it? We haven't got formal results based like that, but my automatic gut response to that is, 'When I don't have 10,000 people in temporary accommodation.'
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Yes, very important indeed. I had a very good discussion with the commissioner and, indeed, the late Aled Roberts, just before Christmas, where we had a wide-ranging discussion about what needed to be done in particular communities. So, my colleague Jeremy…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Yes, indeed. Again, we've got a system called 'Lle', which maps out where the land is available. We've also been working with local authorities to make sure that their land is available. Very specifically, though, we've been working with them to make sure…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
That's a really interesting one, isn't it? We can see already the effects of global changes. On the 20,000 low-carbon social homes, for example, we knew that was an ambitious target. I know that people think we should build more than that and so on, but…
11 Mai 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ymchwiliad i ail gartrefi: sesiwn dystiolaeth 9—y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Thank you very much, Chair. It's very nice to be here in person after a long absence on the old Zoom there. That's a big question that you asked there to start off with, and I could happily talk for an hour on it, but I'll just do some headlines and then…
10 Mai 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd: Safon Ansawdd Tai Cymru 2
Diolch.
10 Mai 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd: Safon Ansawdd Tai Cymru 2
Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi, Joyce. Rwy'n gwybod eich bod chi wedi bod yn ymgyrchydd ynglŷn â'r mater hwn ers i mi ddod i'ch adnabod chi, felly mae hi'n braf eich gweld chi'n dod i fatio, neu beth bynnag yw'r gyffelybiaeth o fyd chwaraeon am hynny. Ie, yn…
10 Mai 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd: Safon Ansawdd Tai Cymru 2
Rwy'n cytuno, Jenny, yn llwyr â chi. O ran adeiladau newydd, wrth gwrs, fe fyddwn ni'n cyflwyno newidiadau i reoliadau rhan L yn fuan iawn. Rydym ni eisoes wedi newid yr hyn a elwir y DQL ar gyfer tai cymdeithasol newydd i garbon goddefol neu garbon niwtral…
10 Mai 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd: Safon Ansawdd Tai Cymru 2
Diolch, Mike. Fe wn i eich bod chi'n rhannu fy mrwdfrydedd i dros dai cymdeithasol. Fe gawsom ni ein magu nid nepell oddi wrth ein gilydd, fel mae hi'n digwydd, ac rwyf i bob amser wedi edmygu eich sêl a'ch brwdfrydedd chi dros dai cymdeithasol o ansawdd da…
10 Mai 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd: Safon Ansawdd Tai Cymru 2
Rydym ni hefyd yn awyddus iawn i weld pethau fel mynediad i fannau gwyrdd. Felly, hyd yn oed os ydych chi mewn fflat, fe ddylech chi barhau i allu cael mynediad i fannau gwyrdd y tu allan. Rydym ni'n bwriadu annog pob landlord cymdeithasol—cynghorau a…
10 Mai 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd: Safon Ansawdd Tai Cymru 2
Diolch yn fawr, Mabon. A diolch yn fawr am eich sylwadau chi ar y dechrau, yn arbennig. Rydych chi'n gwneud nifer o bwyntiau da iawn, ac un o'r rhesymau yr ydym ni'n mynd am ymgynghoriad yw ar gyfer tynnu sylw at rai o'r pethau hyn. O ran y methiannau…
10 Mai 2022 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd: Safon Ansawdd Tai Cymru 2
Wel, diolch yn fawr iawn i chi, Janet. Rydych chi'n codi rhai pwyntiau diddorol iawn a rhai materion o egwyddor. Felly, o ran y materion o egwyddor, mae hi'n amlwg ein bod ni'n wynebu her ynglŷn â'r hinsawdd. Rydych chi, rwy'n siŵr, wedi gweld yr adroddiad…
