, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 2
My question was also about the private rented sector. Do you want to elaborate further on why you think those properties are coming back on the market? Last week, we did hear evidence that, in Swansea, the price of private rented houses has gone up as well…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Together stronger: Social enterprise and community-owned businesses in Wales
Thank you to Cefin for giving me a minute of his time. Community facilities are places of immeasurable friendship, kindness and confidence building that cannot be measured by GDP. They are community halls, pubs and playing fields. They are areas that should…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
I recently visited Glyndŵr University in Wrexham, which has expanded to now offer nursing and a variety of allied health degrees, plus retraining, in fantastic new spaces with the latest technology. The bursary in Wales for training also makes a huge…
, Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers
I'd like to thank the Local Government and Housing Committee staff and the Senedd's community liaison team for their work producing the report, organising evidence sessions and visits to engage directly with the community—that was really valuable—and also…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Response to the UK Government Autumn Statement and Economic and Fiscal Forecasts
Minister, on top of hearing that the modest additional funding for social care and schools will not cover the funding gap, capital funding continues to be cut as well, and there's no consequential for the high speed 2 line for our railway infrastructure…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Trefnydd, I recently visited the new health education innovation centre at Wrexham Glyndŵr University, where they have now expanded to offer nursing and allied health degrees. This opens up a world of opportunities for students to become nurses, paramedics…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Changing Places Toilets
I'd like to pay tribute to Jan Thomas, chief executive of the Flintshire Disability Forum, and TCC, Together Creating Communities, for campaigning for more Changing Places facilities across north-east Wales. They lobbied me when I was a Flintshire county…
, Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report— 'Cost of living pressures'
The cost-of-living crisis is 12 years in the making, exacerbated by Brexit, the war in Ukraine and the Tory UK Government's policies, cutting public service funding, pushing productivity to an unrealistic limit and slashing social security payments. I would…
, Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee Report—'Digital connectivity—broadband'
Urgent action is needed to ensure that no community, no business and no household is left behind to prevent inequality. A Women's Institute survey found that over 50 per cent of respondents from a rural area did not feel that their internet was fast and…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
So, we move on to item 5, which is the motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are there any objections to this? No objections. Thank you.
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Papers to note
Okay, thank you very much.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Okay. Thank you, Mabon. I know you've raised this point before—an important point to make. Thank you. Is that something we could write on, from the committee?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
We're going to move on to the next session now, thank you. Okay, all the witnesses have left now. Great. So, item 4 is papers to note. There are eight papers. I'll just go through them very quickly. So, paper 2 is a letter from the Minister for Finance and…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
That would be great. Thank you very much. It does seem to be a big issue. Okay. Everybody all right there with questions? Yes. We have run over by eight minutes, so apologies for keeping you, but it's been a really, really useful session. So, thank you very…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Okay. Anybody? Planning not housing maybe. [Laughter.] Naomi.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Okay, thank you. Thanks very much.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Okay, thank you. That's useful. Thanks very much. Tracy.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Okay. Laura.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Steve.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Okay, thank you, Tracy. Sam.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Okay. We did hear, previously, that standards, when you're looking to aquire accomodation, have been relaxed currently. So, is that something that's been fed back to you throught the WLGA? Okay, all right, thank you. Tracy.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Okay, thank you, Laura. Gaynor, did you want to come in?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Go first, Laura. Sorry.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Okay.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 1
Okay. Steve.
