, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Cost of living
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. First Minister, I wonder what you would say in terms of the extent to which we can be confident that the support and funding that Welsh Government is providing to people in Wales to help them cope with the cost-of-living pressures…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Item 3 on our agenda today is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Is committee content to do so? I see that Members are. We will, then, move to private session.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Okay, Carolyn. Well, we'll be considering our forward work programme later, although, really, that's only up to the summer. But there will be opportunities in due course to deal with the forward work programme beyond that point. So, perhaps we'll write, as…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Yes.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
There is.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Diolch yn fawr, Mabon. Is committee content to write, and then, obviously, consider the response? Yes. Okay. Thank you very much, Mabon. Carolyn.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Then we will move on to item 2, which is papers to note. We have two papers to note this morning. The first is a letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution in relation to a supplementary legislative consent memorandum on the Elections…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Item 1 on our agenda today, then, for this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee is introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. So, let me welcome Members to the meeting and state that the public items of this meeting…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Elections Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. We laid our report on the legislative consent memorandum for the Elections Bill in December last year, and in that report we noted the Welsh Government's position that it would be inappropriate to grant consent to the UK Government to…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Building Safety Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. I'm speaking, yes, in my capacity as Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee, and we laid our report on the supplementary legislative consent memorandum for the Building Safety Bill today. We previously reported on the initial LCM…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Supporting communities at continuous risk of flooding: Is it time to establish a flood forum for Wales?
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to thank Heledd Fychan for bringing this debate to the Senedd today, and I very much agree that we do need to find ways to empower our local communities more in terms of flood prevention, because they know their local…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Food Security
I think this is undoubtedly a very important and timely debate given the food crisis that we're all aware of, and the fact that that's just going to increase in its severity over the months to come. We all know that it's also a medium and long-term challenge…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The committee will now move to private session.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Okay. Diolch yn fawr, Weinidog. Thank you very much for coming in to give evidence to committee today and to your officials here in person and joining us remotely. You will be sent a transcript of this evidence session to check for factual accuracy in the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Joel James.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Okay. Alun Davies.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
If there are no further questions—. Sorry, Mabon.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Okay, Carolyn. Joel.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Okay. Thank you, Sam. Thank you, Minister. Carolyn.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Yes.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Sam.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Okay. Diolch yn fawr, Gweinidog. Sam Rowlands.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Okay, thank you very much, Minister. A further question from me before we move on to other committee members. In the evidence that we've already taken, Minister, there was a plea for clarity in terms of what Welsh Government means by 'community language'. Do…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Minister, could I just ask you about the Welsh language commission, which has been set up to make recommendations on the future of Welsh as a community language and, indeed, link into the community housing plan? I guess it's often tempting for Government…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 9—Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Okay. Diolch yn fawr, Gweinidog. And now Alun Davies.
