3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Yes. Okay. I guess it's very different now to perhaps years ago where there was this idea that the Gypsy, Traveller community travelled at particular times of the year for particular events or work opportunities and that sort of thing. It's very different…
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Diolch yn fawr, Siân. Louisa, could I just ask, in terms of stopping places and transitory provision, how easy or difficult is it to work out the sort of travel patterns and numbers? Would it be possible to do some work to look at that, and, on that basis…
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Thanks very much, Lesley. Siân Gwenllian.
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Item 2, then, is our first evidence session on our follow-up work on the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers. We have Louisa Devonish joining us remotely. Louisa is the director of Gypsies and Travellers Wales. We are hoping that Martin…
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you, Lesley.
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee. We haven't received any apologies today. The meeting is being held in hybrid format, with some of the witnesses that we'll hear from today and some of our committee members…
2 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you for that, Cabinet Secretary. One significant aspect of homelessness concerns prisoners released from custody. Thirteen per cent of prisoners in England and Wales are released without a home to go to, and the Chief Inspector of Probation says…
2 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
4. How is the Welsh Government working with local authorities to tackle rough-sleeping? OQ61611
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Tata Steel
Cabinet Secretary, in terms of the Tata operations in Wales and what we discussed before during previous statements in the Senedd, and the effect on other plants in Wales, in my case, particularly, Llanwern, I'd be interested in what you could tell us…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: More homes towards ending homelessness
One of the challenges we face, Cabinet Minister, is addressing alternative uses for former retail premises in our city and town centres. Many of those have been converted to residential, but a lot more work could be done, for example to address the unmet need…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, Newport has a rich cultural history, as well as currently being home to one of the fastest growing creative industries in Wales. With a multitude of diverse cultures, traditions and communities, a thriving nightlife scene, including the newly…
1 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. How is the Welsh Government working with Newport City Council to promote the city's culture and heritage? OQ61629
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: 20mph speed limits
Well, that's a pretty extraordinary intervention, really, isn't it? People right across Wales and right across the UK break all sorts of speed limits, unfortunately, and of course they face the consequences when it comes to the law of the land and insurance…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: 20mph speed limits
Llywydd, I've believed for a long time, and still believe, that a default 20 mph policy is the right one, and I believe that the Welsh Government was right to introduce it, and the review is also the correct thing to do. And following that review, I am sure…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
As you say, Cabinet Secretary, this is a problem right across Wales. For example, in Monmouthshire, eight high-street banks have closed over the past two years, including in Caldicot in my Newport East constituency. Our newly elected Labour MP for Monmouth…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: A new partnership to transform our railways
Cabinet Secretary, as you know, there is still a lot of traffic congestion on the M4 around Newport, and, indeed, other roads around the city, and impatience to move to a more integrated transport system. So, I'm very pleased to hear you talk about Burns and…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Inter-governmental relations
First Minister, Wales's economy is still struggling to find its way after the structural changes of the decline of heavy industries such as coal and steel, and substantial investment is required. In terms of how our new Labour UK Government can help, I do…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the next Committee meeting on 25 September 2024
So, we will now then, just very briefly, deal with a motion under Standing Order 17.42, if committee is content, to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and from the next committee meeting on 25 September. Is committee content to…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
'They're all fine', said James. So, papers to note. We have papers 2 to 9: a letter from the Finance Committee in relation to Welsh Government's draft budget 2025-26; a letter from the Welsh Local Government Association with additional information on this…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Sorry, we will have to deal with papers to note first. Okay.
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Diolch yn fawr. Okay, committee, we'll break briefly.
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. We would be grateful for the figures. Okay, thank you very much. Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, and thank you to your officials for giving evidence to committee today and for going beyond the allotted time. You will be sent a transcript to check for…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. And finally, I don't know if you would have a figure for this, but we're interested as a committee, and some of our witnesses have been interested, in how many social homes have been lost over the course of the current Senedd term through sales and…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. Thank you. And in terms of data on public land ownership, we've heard concerns in terms of it not really being available and easily accessed and understood. Might there be any developments to address those issues?
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Cabinet Secretary, could I just ask you a few further questions? Firstly, in terms of smaller infill sites within existing communities, if you agree that more needs to be done to unlock the potential of those sites, how might that be done, in your view?
