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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

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6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Okay, thank you.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
I remember we had some homes in the social rented sector—council houses—and the ones in rural locations were harder to let. It's not that people didn't want to live there, in lovely communities, but it was just they were worried about access to shops and…
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Thank you, Chair. So, you've already touched quite a lot on barriers for older people trying to find a suitable home in the private rented sector. Is there anything else that you think we need to cover?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Okay, thank you.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
So, there are no restrictions on the sale—
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Okay.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Am I right in thinking that the private sector landlords can access grants, based on the tenant's needs, to improve—?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Oh, sorry.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Can I ask a question on that?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Okay, thank you. Serena, did you want to come in on that? Is there anything—?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Would you like to come in?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Okay. Thank you, Serena. And, just moving on, what's your view on the Welsh Government legislative consent memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill, which will create new criminal offences for discrimination in relation to children or benefit status?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
How do you think this could be overcome, then—by, maybe, insurance or policies such as that, because to get a deposit can be really hard, can't it, a larger deposit?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Okay. Anybody else want to comment on that? No. Okay. Do you think that there's also some discrimination for people who have got pets that want to access the private rented sector as well? People need pets for support as well. Serena's nodding; would you like…
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Refugees as opposed to asylum seekers.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
I'll just ask you some questions on discrimination. So, Tai Pawb's written evidence recommended that Welsh Government should do more to assist refugees to access the private rented sector.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Right, thank you. Okay. Thanks for clarifying that. Thank you, Chair.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Okay, so they help with the homelessness support as well. Okay.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Yes.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
So, the transfer housing associations—and I believe that some of them now are looking at building to raise funds, and they're saying they're using those for social housing—do they do much homeless prevention? Do they use officers for that? Because I know that…
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Can I ask a question on that, Chair?
6 March 2024Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you for your response. Post COVID, with new ways of working and communicating, I have chosen not to have a fixed office in north Wales, enabling staff and me to work flexibly from home or hubs and cafes across the region, meeting people in various…
6 March 2024Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
2. How does the Senedd Commission support employees with caring responsibilities? OQ60771
6 March 2024Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you for that answer, Minister, and for everything that you have been doing to tackle fuel poverty across Wales—it's much appreciated. Although the overall energy price cap has fallen, it's a total disgrace that the standing charges, which hit those in…
6 March 2024Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
4. What is the Welsh Government’s assessment of the impact the new energy price cap will have on fuel poverty in Wales? OQ60769