, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Okay. That's very useful. Thank you very much. We'll turn to another committee member, then, Lee Waters. Lee.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Okay, John. And Dave.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
We need to move on, I'm afraid. But could I just ask all of our witnesses: are any of you able to point to real progress in terms of a possible regional transit site? I mean, is there, if not agreement between local authorities, are matters approaching that…
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The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Thanks very much, Robert. Are you okay, Lesley, with that? Yes, okay. Diolch yn fawr. Siân Gwenllian.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Okay. Robert.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Okay, diolch yn fawr, John. Lesley, are you content? Yes, you are.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Diolch, Elliw. John, you wanted to come in.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
[Inaudible.]—the GTAA might work in that way, which I'm sure would be, I would have thought, a sort of unintended consequence, really. But, yes, that's something perhaps we can explore further. Sorry, who's got their hand raised? It's Elliw.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
[Inaudible.]—I think Dave had his hand raised.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Any volunteers? [Laughter.] Ian.
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The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Welcome back, everyone, to our further evidence session on the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers, and our follow-up work. I'm very pleased to welcome, joining us virtually, Elliw Llŷr, housing policy manager for the Isle of Anglesey County…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Thanks very much to everyone. We will break briefly before our next evidence session.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Okay, Louisa, if there are no more questions from committee members, I'd just very much like to thank you for joining us this morning to give evidence and answer our questions, particularly because our other witness, Martin Gallagher, was not available. We're…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Just on that, Louisa, would it have resonated, do you think, the ombudsman's report and findings, in the community? Would it be widely known about and hopefully encourage the community to understand that there are avenues to pursue to make sure that the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Louisa, diolch yn fawr. Altaf Hussain.
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The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Louisa, have you noticed any shift in recent years in terms of the sort of culture within local authorities at officer, member and leadership level? I know it's a pretty difficult question, but have you noticed any shift at all?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Okay, Louisa, thanks for that. James Evans. James.
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The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Presumably, Louisa, if there's a sort of monopoly position for a business, then presumably the charges made might be on the high side as well. Is that something that you've come across?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Sticking with the 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan', and, indeed, the recommendations that this committee previously made, one key aim was to pilot additional or new ways of funding permanent provision, and explore the feasibility of a mobile home rental…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Have you come across the issues with difficulty in obtaining planning permission that seems to suggest a bias against the Gypsy, Roma, Traveller community, Louisa? Have you got any particular examples or would it be more anecdotal?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
From your engagement with the community, Louisa, do you have a view in terms of the desire for those smaller private sites as compared to the bigger sites that we see? Would the community favour one over the other generally, or are you not in a position to…
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The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Yes, so do you see addressing those planning issues, Louisa—is that best addressed through this sort of pilot programme as far as private sites are concerned, which hopefully might come about, or is it by finding a way of facilitating that engagement and…
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The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Okay, Louisa. So, your understanding is that, in terms of advocacy, generally, it's an extension of the existing arrangements, basically. But in terms of the development of private sites, you're not quite sure what's happened with that work and the support…
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The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you, Lee. Louisa, we just touched on, and you just touched on, the issues around prejudice and discrimination against the Gypsy, Roma, Traveller community, and one way forward in dealing with those issues, and issues generally, is through the…
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The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Yes, no, sure. Yes. Okay. Thanks, Louisa. Lee Waters. Lee.
