, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets: evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you very much for that. If we move on then to a possible register of community assets across public, private and voluntary sectors and what benefits that would bring, and why existing data sources, such as land registry, local authority and Welsh…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets: evidence session 1
Yes, okay.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets: evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you. In terms of the pandemic, we have seen a new emphasis, a new concentration on localism, in a way, haven't we? Touching on many of the things that you've mentioned, and you mentioned, Casey, about people being isolated and lonely, but during…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets: evidence session 1
Thank you very much. And, Harry.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets: evidence session 1
Okay. Welcome back, everyone, to our committee meeting today, and now a public session. Item 5 is our inquiry into community assets, and our first evidence session, with Harry Thompson, economic policy lead with the Institute of Welsh Affairs, and Casey…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 4 and 8
Item 3 is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 8 of today's meeting. Is committee content to do so? Yes. Okay. We will then move into private session.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
We will then move on to item 2, papers to note. We have two papers. Paper 1 is a letter from the Welsh Cladiators group in relation to building safety, and paper 2 is a letter from Gareth Wilson to the Minister for Climate Change, copied to the committee, in…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee. Item 1 on our agenda today is introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. This meeting is being held in a hybrid format, and aside from the adaptations…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Knowledge is power: Education as a route out of poverty
As far as the new curriculum is concerned, this is seen as providing a very important opportunity to make the sort of progress we need to see in Wales. It's very exciting and has great potential. And of course, it's built on four purposes and aims to develop…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Knowledge is power: Education as a route out of poverty
And we do note that there is a great need to provide whatever opportunities we can to allow people to help make Wales a more equal country. I was looking at the paper that Dr Mark Lang did for ColegauCymru that really was looking at these issues of social…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Knowledge is power: Education as a route out of poverty
The power of education is very precious to me, Diprwy Lywydd, because my own route out of what I guess was relative poverty was through education and lifelong learning. I went to secondary school, Dirprwy Lywydd, but unfortunately didn't take any exams, and I…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Knowledge is power: Education as a route out of poverty
Diolch, Llywydd. Knowledge is power: education is a route out of poverty. Llywydd, Mike Hedges, Luke Fletcher and Laura Anne Jones will contribute to this short debate. Llywydd, on Pill library, there is a keystone at the top of the building that states that…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Okay, then, item 7 is papers to note. We have one paper to note, which is a letter from Jane Hutt, the Minister for Social Justice, in relation to this inquiry into housing Ukrainian refugees. Is committee content to note that paper? Yes. Thank you very much…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Okay. Well, thank you very much. Thank you all three of you—Aled, Reynette and Natalie—for coming in to give evidence to committee today. You will be sent a transcript of your evidence to check for factual accuracy. Diolch yn fawr.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Okay, Carolyn? Okay. Joel.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Okay, Sam. Carolyn.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Yes, certainly, Natalie, please do.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Natalie wanted to come in at this stage, too.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Okay, Jayne. Sam.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Natalie.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Okay, Mabon. Jayne.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Okay. That's fine. Thank you very much. We'll move on, then, to Mabon.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Yes, sure. Okay. Natalie, did you want to add anything?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Okay. Did you want to add anything, Reynette?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees—evidence session 2
Okay, thank you very much, Natalie. That's great. Just one further question from me before we move on to other committee Members. The Welsh Government's decision to pause the supersponsor scheme—is that a decision that you think was the right one? If so, what…
