, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 6—second home owners
Okay, item 3 on our agenda today is our sixth evidence session in our inquiry into second homes and related matters in Wales, and I'm very pleased to welcome Jonathan Morrison, who is representing the Home Owners of Wales Group. Jonathan, I will begin with…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay, committee will break until 10:10.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay. Well, I'm afraid we've almost reached the end of our allotted time. There are some questions we haven't been able to reach during this session. We will write to you with some further questions. But thank you all very much—Professor Jones, Mabli, Lowri…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Thank you, Mabli. Lowri.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay, thank you, Carolyn. Who would like to begin in response? Yes, Ruth.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay. Thanks very much. We move on, then, to Carolyn Thomas.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Ruth.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay. Mabli.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay. Any other of our witnesses want to offer a view? No, okay. Joel.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay, thank you very much. And Joel James.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Lowri.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Who would like to respond to that?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
We'd better make some further progress this morning, I think, because we've got a lot yet to cover. Sam Rowlands.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay, diolch yn fawr. We move on, then, to another committee Member—Mabon ap Gwynfor. Mabon.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay. Well, I think we have some differences there from our witnesses. Ruth.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Thank you very much, Ruth. Alun.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Sorry, yes. Ruth.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay, thank you very much. Alun, did you want to come in?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay, diolch yn fawr. And Professor Jones.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Diolch yn fawr, Mabli. Lowri—[Interruption.] Sorry, okay, Lowri first, then.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay. Thank you very much, Ruth. If our other witnesses do not wish to contribute on this particular question, then one further question from me, before, as I said earlier, we move on to other committee members. The last question from me is about Dr Brooks's…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Diolch yn fawr, Mabli. Do any—? Yes, Ruth.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay. Diolch yn fawr, Ruth. A question from me, then, on the consultations that are taking place on taxes, on planning, in terms of the pilot in Dwyfor, and, of course, the Welsh language communities housing plan. To what extent do you think all of that is…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Okay. Diolch yn fawr. A further question from me, before we move on to other committee members, and that's really on the scale—. Sorry, did somebody—? Ruth, sorry, did you want to come in on that point?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into second homes: evidence session 5—Welsh language
Diolch yn fawr, Mabli. Any other witnesses want to come in on these points at this stage? No. Okay. The next question from me then really is about the Welsh Government's objectives, and to what extent you think they're sufficiently clear. Who would like to…
