, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1
Okay, all right. I know Savills has reported that people are prepared to pay extra for homes that are energy efficient, but clearly that goes back to the middle classes. Thank you. Delyth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1
Okay. Ed, in your answer, is it not the case that the eco levy is loaded onto electricity bills as opposed to gas bills, but obviously your own contribution as well?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1
Thank you. We're going to come on to the supply chain a bit later, but I just wanted to go back to something that Ed said earlier, which is that electricity per unit it more expensive than gas. Now, that's not ordained by God, that's a policy decision. So, in…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1
Okay. Jo, did you want to add something?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1
Okay, thank you for that. Ed, did you want to add something, or shall I move on?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1
Okay. So, why isn't this zero VAT on everything to do with insulation really kick-starting that activity now?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1
Chris.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonisation of Housing - evidence session 1
Thank you. Thank you very much for both your papers—both really clear. Just going back to the cost-of-living crisis, we had the Suez crisis in the 1950s, the 1973 tripling of oil prices—this is akin to that. And so in the context of what the Welsh Government…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost-of-living crisis and housing
This is truly devastating. Just to respond to Janet Finch-Saunders, if 60 per cent of landlords are pegging their rents to last year's rates, that means 40 per cent of them are not, and that is what is causing an absolute wave of evictions in my constituency…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: The cost-of-living crisis and housing
I'd like to thank Plaid Cymru for putting forward this important debate in advance of the veritable tsunami that will hit us this winter as a result of the Tory cost-of-living crisis—the cost-of-living crisis devised and delivered by the UK Tory Government. I…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
That's excellent news, Minister, because COVID, Brexit and the war in Ukraine have all weakened the security of our food supply lines. Notoriously, Welsh milk had to be poured down the drain during the lockdown because the west London processor refused to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
2. What action is the Welsh Government taking to increase the amount of Welsh food that is processed in Wales? OQ57915
, Plenary
Debate: Estyn Annual Report 2020-21
I just wanted to follow on from what was said by the Tory spokesman on the foundation stage and primary schools. I just wanted to look at the most important sector, in my view, which is the early years sector, because that is when you can make the most…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the British Sign Language Bill
Thank you very much. This proposal was discussed at the Equality and Social Justice Committee yesterday, and I don't think there was any dissent on the importance of passing this measure, although I think there's some dissent on the way in which we do it. I…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Planned Care Recovery Plan
Thank you. I congratulate you on not trying to fix a broken system, but instead to have a whole-system change. So, I fully support the work you outline in your plan. Cataracts, hips and knees are the biggest issues that I find it very difficult how to advise…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Yesterday, the Deputy Minister for mental health and public health and I attended a wonderful event in the Senedd, the City Hospice Forever Flowers launch, which enables people to sponsor a sunflower to commemorate somebody who's died of cancer, and then it…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I'd now like to ask, under Standing Order 17.42, to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are you agreed? Thank you very much.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
There are some papers to note, which are highlighted in the agenda. Has anybody got anything they wish to raise in public session before we move into private session for the rest of this meeting? Are you all content to agree the items that are listed on the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Okay, in relation to item 4. Very good. Thank you very much for that. Is there anybody else who has a declaration of interest? I'll take that as a 'no'.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Okay. You'll have to speak closer to the mike or put on your headphones, but I'm hoping that the Clerk has managed to hear what you have said.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Prynhawn da. I'd like to welcome Members and members of the public to the meeting of the Equality and Social Justice Committee. The public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv. We're a bilingual institution and simultaneous translation…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
To hitch a lift.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
There's no appetite by the UK Government to use the military logistical units.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session—Topical matters
How are they going to get here? Let's suppose that a visa is issued, if they've got no money, how are they going to get here? I appreciate we're going to give them free transport when they do get here.
