, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 13: Fire safety in certain houses in multiple occupation (Amendments 169, 113, 117)
Diolch, Cadeirydd, and I'm happy to support Joel's amendment 169, which makes the same provisions for relevant HMOs as his amendment 154 does for regulated buildings. If amendment 169 is agreed, then the need for a new fire risk assessment would only arise…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 12: Leases (Amendments 168, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 110, 38, 111, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Throughout the development of this Bill, we have worked to create duties that are proportionate and balanced. We have not wanted to create any unnecessary burdens on landlords where there isn't evidence of risk. As it stands, amendment 168…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 11: Supplementary provisions about accountable persons and principal accountable persons (Amendments 108, 109, 26, 27, 63)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. The purpose of amendment 108 is to ensure accountable persons are able, where necessary, to access non-residential parts of a regulated building, or non-residential parts lying wholly or partly below or above a regulated building where the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 10: Reviews and appeals (Amendments 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Section 57 of the Bill provides accountable persons and principal accountable persons who are defined in section 56 as affected persons with a right to request a review of certain decisions made by a building safety authority. Section 57(2)…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 9: Duties of residents and owners of residential units (Amendments 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. This large group of amendments create a new duty to repair damage that could lead to the spread of fire within a building. We all know how important sound compartmentation is to protect residents from fire, and section 51 of the Bill…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Information and complaints (Amendments 95, 145, 146, 147)
I think I've been clear in my opening remarks. Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Information and complaints (Amendments 95, 145, 146, 147)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Amendment 95 places a duty on relevant persons to provide information or documents to an accountable person for the building. The information or document must be necessary for the accountable person to be able to meet their duties. It must…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Residents’ engagement strategies (Amendments 167, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. As the committee knows, residents' voice is a core principle of the Bill, and that is why I am tabling amendments 5 to 8 in this group. I do, however, have concerns about extending the provisions in section 39 to category 2 buildings, which…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 6: Remediation (Amendments 143, 144, 148, 149, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. As Siân has set out, her amendments 148 and 149 seek to protect leaseholders from the costs associated with remediation. Amendments 64 to 81, tabled by Rhys, attempt to do something similar but, in addition, provide for remediation orders…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 5: Duties of accountable persons and principal accountable persons (Amendments 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166)
Diolch, Cadeirydd, and thank you, Joel. The Bill currently requires that where a category 1 or category 2 building is occupied, each accountable person for the building must ensure that the structural safety risks relating to the part of the building for…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 4: Fire risk assessments (Amendments 150, 152, 151, 153, 154, 155, 156)
I do have some sympathy with what Joel aims to do with amendment 153. Community Housing Cymru have expressed concerns about the Bill's current requirement that the first fire risk assessment under the Bill must be completed within six months of section 30…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 4: Fire risk assessments (Amendments 150, 152, 151, 153, 154, 155, 156)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I can see the reasoning behind Joel James's amendment 150, but I am concerned that its inclusion could result in the weakening of the existing position in respect of the scope of fire risk assessments. For example, fire risk assessments…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 3: Registration of category 1 and category 2 buildings (Amendments 90, 91, 92)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Amendments 90 and 91 relate to recommendation 10 of the LJC Stage 1 report, and this recommendation sought an amendment to section 19(3) of the Bill to place a duty on Welsh Ministers to make regulations about the process by which building…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 2: Minor and technical amendments (Amendments 84, 1, 3, 86, 4, 89, 93, 94, 96, 12, 97, 98, 99, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 44, 45, 114, 115, 116, 118, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 140, 141, 62, 82)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Amendments 84, 1, 3, 86, 4, 89, 93, 94, 96, 12, 97, 98, 99, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 44, 45, 114, 115, 116, 118, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 140, 141, 62 and 82 are all minor technical amendments that provide clarity or improve equivalence between…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Amendments to key terms (Amendments 83, 85, 2, 87, 88, 112, 138, 139)
Turning next to amendment 88, this amendment limits the power in section 16 so that it applies to fewer sections than in the Bill as introduced. This is in response to recommendation 7 of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee report. I’ve given…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Amendments to key terms (Amendments 83, 85, 2, 87, 88, 112, 138, 139)
As we will discuss today, on many parts of the Bill, we do agree in principle. Our views may differ on certain points, but I believe our aims are aligned, and I look forward to constructive discussion today and throughout the further stages of this Bill. I'm…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Amendments to key terms (Amendments 83, 85, 2, 87, 88, 112, 138, 139)
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Before I set out my amendments, I'd just like to place on record my thanks to this committee, the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee and the Finance Committee for their work during Stage 1. I'd also like to express my thanks to…
, Plenary
Motion to vary the order of consideration of Stage 3 amendments to the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill
Move.
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2026-27
Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to thank all Members for their interest and contributions today. All Members highlighted the importance of local government, the services they provide, and the people who work in local authorities—those elected members and officers…
, Plenary
Debate: The Local Government Settlement 2026-27
Diolch, Llywydd. Today, I'm presenting to the Senedd for its approval the 2026-27 local government settlement for the 22 unitary authorities in Wales. I'd like to begin my expressing my sincere gratitude to local government elected members and staff across…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Will the bells of Rhymney fall silent? Protecting community assets in the Valleys
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to start first by thanking Delyth Jewell for bringing this important debate forward today, and to Peredur Owen Griffiths for contributing. I think we can all agree today that protecting community assets is of paramount…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Diolch yn fawr.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
And there were a couple of things that I agreed to write to the committee on in terms of the consultation. We'll make sure that's done as well.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Can I just finally say—sorry, Chair—that the Warm Homes scheme has helped, over the years, nearly, I think, 200,000 people? I know we hear sometimes about those people who haven't got that help, or are still in need, but we have to take stock about where…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session with Cabinet Secretaries
Diolch, Jane. Like I said, we do want to see that pace as well. I don’t want you to think we don’t want to see that pace. I think it’s important that we work across Government on this issue. I hope that we can reassure you to that extent, that we are trying…
