, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Welsh food system—Producing food sustainably
I welcome the statement, all that's been said, and I think it's really important to have locally grown, non-processed food for the health and economy of the nation. I'd like to ask you about decarbonising the industry. So, I was working on a campaign with Jo…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: 'Cymraeg 2050'—Our priorities
and I keep saying to my Welsh teacher that I don't need to be fluent; I just want to be able to converse and understand and to take part when I can. I learnt Italian through immersion in the language and necessity when I lived over there, but I wasn't…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: 'Cymraeg 2050'—Our priorities
So, I'm learning Welsh,
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: 'Cymraeg 2050'—Our priorities
There are many countries interested in Wales and the Welsh language, and I think that's growing through sport—the kind of publicity that Wrexham football club is receiving—through music, arts and culture, and hearing 'Mae hen wlad fy nhadau', 'Yma o Hyd' and…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: 'Cymraeg 2050'—Our priorities
Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. Sorry, I'm learning Welsh. I speak a little bit.
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Counsel General, you will be aware that the Lord Chancellor is being taken to the High Court over claims that legal aid fees are so low, they are preventing lawyers from providing representation for thousands of people who are eligible for it. The…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
3. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the support available to Welsh residents for legal expenses? OQ61315
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Thank you for the response, Counsel General. Over the last five years, we have seen a staggering 346 per cent increase in the number of rape cases held up in the Crown Court's backlog, which is totally unacceptable, as delays and lack of support lead to 42…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
2. What discussions has the Counsel General had with the UK Government regarding the backlog of cases in Welsh courts? OQ61314
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I've been corresponding with Denbighshire council and I'm aware that they did everything that they could to help the situation, and they do apologise for the distress and inconvenience caused to their residents. Once they have caught up and change has been…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
Yes, it's just working our way around all these things.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
I think that was a bit of an issue as well. It's needed, but it's an issue to meet that standard and certification.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
Is the new legislation coming through regarding certification for electricity—?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
Can I just ask a question about high streets? A lot of the flats above shops and things—do they actually meet the housing quality standards regarding certification? When I used to be a postie—it was a very long time ago—going up and down to all these flats…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
—to be self-sufficient.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
They were built with big gardens for allotments, originally—
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
I can remember when we were desperate for bungalows in our village, and then the planning officers said, ‘Well, unless I've got it down as need, and criteria, you can't have them’, and I was like, ‘I know there is a need’, and we didn't have a rural housing…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
Highways is often such a big issue, so if an application was granted before highways officers actually fed into it, I'm a bit concerned about how that would work, really.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
PPW—'Planning Policy Wales'?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
Is there anything else you'd like to add about bringing forwards rural exception sites and how this could be supported?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
Okay. Ben, any comments?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
Does rural knowledge mean rural need or—?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
Thank you. Regarding delays in planning and consenting, what improvements do you think could be made to speed it up?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 6
Okay.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 6
So, is there anything—? What more can be done, then, do you think, to speed up planning? Is there anything that we've missed? Or for viability or—?
