, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Okay. Thank you very much. We will move on then to Joel James.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
All right, Sam? Could I just ask you about your intention to pilot new ways of funding site provision, Minister, and particularly private sites? Because I think we did hear quite a lot of evidence that, given the shortcomings of some of the bigger sites—and I…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Okay, Minister. Thank you very much. Sam.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Minister, could I just ask you a little bit more about the planning issues? Because we visited some private sites that are well kept, that are being lived on by the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma community at the moment, where they're well integrated into the…
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Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Okay, thank you very much. Carolyn Thomas.
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Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
How would you see that regional approach between local authorities developing? Would the corporate joint committees have a role there, or would there be some other sort of groupings?
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Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Okay. Could I just ask you, Minister, about transit sites? Our evidence suggests that there are no transit sites in Wales, and I think there are two pitches. But, obviously, you want to create a national network with five pitches in north Wales and five in…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Okay. Thank you, Minister. Mabon.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Yes. And the final question from me, Minister, before we move on to other committee members. Just in terms of timing, then, what you've just said about hopefully we will see better progress from here on with the race equality action plan and the assessments…
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Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Could I ask you, Minister, in terms of the compliance or lack of compliance of local authorities with their duties to date, what levers does Welsh Government hold? Obviously, you want to work constructively with local authorities, as we've heard, but are…
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Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Do you see that action plan as a game changer, as it were, then, Minister? Because I think the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community have had many false dawns, as it were, in terms of legislation and policy and strategy, and they've, in many cases, become quite…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Okay. Diolch yn fawr. I'll begin with some initial questions, then, Minister, and firstly, whether you believe the current legislative and policy framework in Wales is robust and sufficient to support the development of culturally appropriate sites for our…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers—evidence session 5: Minister for Social Justice
We move on to item 2, our inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, and our fifth evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice and her officials. Minister, would you like to introduce your officials?
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everybody, to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee. Item 1 on our agenda today is introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. The meeting is being held in a hybrid format, but aside from the adaptations…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Pride, and Progress on the LGBTQ+ Action Plan
Minister, thank you very much for your statement today. I just wanted to say a little bit about local authorities in Wales and the important role that they have, and ask if you would agree with me that Newport City Council are actually doing a lot of good…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Refugee Week 2022: Healing
Indeed. Thank you very much, Minister, for your statement and your work. I think Wales has made great strides in the way that we welcome asylum seekers and refugees here and look after them and provide the necessary services when they are in our country. It's…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, in the Severnside area of my constituency of Newport East, we've seen a great deal of growth in housing over recent years, in the Magor, Rogiet, Undy and Caldicot areas and around, but we haven't seen the sort of growth in primary care services that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
3. Will the Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government's work to increase access to primary care services in south-east Wales? OQ58184
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Gwent Levels / Nature Recovery Exemplar Areas
Okay. Diolch yn fawr.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Gwent Levels / Nature Recovery Exemplar Areas
Minister, thank you very much for your statement today, but also thank you very much for your commitment and Welsh Government's commitment to taking forward protection and sustainability for the Gwent levels. As you know, a great deal of good work has already…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Okay, then. The next item for committee today is item 7, which is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Is committee content so to do? Yes, I see that committee is. We will move into private…
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Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: evidence session 4
Thank you.
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Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: evidence session 4
Thank you, Jayne. Okay, well, thank you, Naomi, Tim and Daniel for giving evidence to the committee today. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy in the usual way. Diolch yn fawr.
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Inquiry into the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: evidence session 4
Okay, Jayne.
