1 March 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Building safety - evidence session 1
Sorry, yes.
1 March 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Building safety - evidence session 1
—and we need to press on.
1 March 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Building safety - evidence session 1
No, okay, I'm just conscious of time—
1 March 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Building safety - evidence session 1
Yes, it's very useful. Thank you, Gareth, it's very useful context. Anybody else like to add anything in terms of the problems?
1 March 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Building safety - evidence session 1
Okay, Mark. Well, thanks very much, and it is useful to have had that presentation, because it does deal with quite a number of the issues and questions that we would raise, and I'm sure that questions will arise from the presentation itself in any event. But…
1 March 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Building safety - evidence session 1
We have one hour in total for this evidence session, but a brief presentation to begin with is absolutely fine.
1 March 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Building safety - evidence session 1
We'll move on, then, to item 2 on our agenda today, which is building safety and our first evidence session. And let me welcome our witnesses joining us in person today. From the left, as I look at our witnesses, we have Gareth Wilson, who is a Celestia…
1 March 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Okay. May I welcome everyone, then, to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee? Our first item on the agenda today is introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. But, firstly, let me welcome everybody, in terms of…
1 March 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi—Welsh identity in Newport
Llywydd, as someone committed to devolution and to Newport, it is very pleasing to reflect on the progress we have made. We now have a Parliament for Wales—something generations have campaigned for and worked to achieve. Newport and Wales have a stronger…
1 March 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi—Welsh identity in Newport
Deputy Minister, I want to finish by talking about my constituent and my friend, Olwen, who was formerly a Welsh teacher here in the Senedd. She was nine years old when she moved to Newport from Cardiff, where she was fortunate to go to a Welsh primary…
1 March 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi—Welsh identity in Newport
Deputy Minister, I also want to talk about the 2021 census data and put on record some of the findings that were recorded for us locally. Ringland, an area of Newport East heavily influenced by the nearby Llanwern steelworks since the 1960s, has 56.3 per cent…
1 March 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi—Welsh identity in Newport
I want to use today’s debate to explore Welsh identity in the city a bit further, to explain where I think it is at present but also how I think it can grow, especially amongst our younger generation, but also in the context of the Welsh Government’s…
1 March 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi—Welsh identity in Newport
Before the first Act of Union in 1535, which saw Wales annexed to England, Monmouthshire was considered Welsh. After the second Act of Union in 1542, it became complicated. Twelve Welsh counties were registered, but Monmouthshire was made directly responsible…
1 March 2023 , Plenary
Short Debate: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi—Welsh identity in Newport
Thank you, Llywydd. Jayne Bryant and Peredur Owen Griffiths will speak for a minute each. Llywydd, Deputy Minister, I want to start the short debate today by wishing you and everybody here in the Senedd a happy St David's Day. I am proud to have this debate…
28 February 2023 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. I'm speaking in my capacity as Chair of the committee—the Local Government and Housing Committee, as you said, Llywydd. We've laid two reports on the legislative consent memoranda for the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill. We reported on the…
7 February 2023 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2023-24
I will be speaking in my capacity as Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee. I would like to thank the Welsh Local Government Association, the Minister for Finance and Local Government and the Minister for Climate Change for attending the…
31 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Yes. Often, I think, Minister, small and medium enterprises are so busy running their businesses that it's difficult to be aware of the help and support available, and, indeed, to spend the time to access that. But I must say Business Wales were invaluable in…
31 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
7. How is the Welsh Government supporting small and medium-sized businesses across Newport East? OQ59054
31 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
You mentioned Liberty Steel, Minister, and the mothballing of that plant has understandably created a great deal of concern. You would know, Minister, that that industrial operation is very extensive, and has many opportunities within it, I think. You've got…
31 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer, Minister. Two weeks ago, I met with one of my younger constituents, Elliot, and his mum, Lucy. They are both here in the Senedd today in the public gallery watching proceedings. Elliot is five years old and suffers from a rare…
31 January 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
5. What is the Welsh Government's strategy to further develop medical specialist services across Wales? OQ59055
25 January 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Reducing NHS pressures
We know from these debates and from our own experience, Dirprwy Lywydd, that the pressures on the NHS are immense. It is often a very reactive service of necessity in many ways because, obviously, the NHS has to cope with what is coming at it, and often, what…
25 January 2023 , Plenary
Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee Report—'Increasing costs: Impact on culture and sport'
I do think this is a very important committee report and debate. The leisure sector has a very important role to play in our lives in Wales, including physical activity and sport. They are so important for the enjoyment of life, health and fitness, quality of…
19 January 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the next Committee meeting
Item 4 is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the next meeting. Are Members content so to do? I see that you are. Thank you very much. We will move to private session.
19 January 2023 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Okay, then, our next item is papers to note. We have paper 5, which is correspondence between the committee and the Business Committee in relation to LCMs—legislative consent memoranda. Paper 6 is an update from the Welsh Government in relation to…
