, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
Okay. Thanks, Mark. David.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
That's enough to start with, anyway. Okay, Mark, yes.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
Yes, sure. Okay. In terms of delivery, what are the main barriers, would you say, that developers face when they're trying to bring forward housing supply? What are the main difficulties, the main challenges?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
Thinking back that seven or eight years, then, Mark, why was that the view then in terms of single-bedroomed properties? Can you remember?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
Yes. Okay, Dorian. That's fine, thanks. Mark.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
Okay, thanks, Mark. And Dorian.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
Okay, David, thanks. Mark.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 5
Okay. Welcome back, everyone. We've reached item 4 on our agenda today, our fifth evidence session with regard to the committee's inquiry into social housing supply. I'm very pleased to welcome, joining us here in person, David Ward, chief executive for…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Okay, thanks very much. Thanks to you all for giving evidence to committee today, Jim, Rosie, David, Emily and Katie; thank you all very much. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy. Diolch yn fawr. Okay, committee, we'll break until…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Well, if you can do it in about 10 seconds, Carolyn.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Okay, David, thank you very much. Okay, well, thank you all very much—
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Thanks for that, Emily. And David.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Okay, could I just ask one final question? Back to section 106, and how we might get more houses provided through section 106, we've heard suggestions that Welsh Government might support local authorities in negotiating with developers around viability. Is…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Who would like to give an initial response?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Okay, James. And Altaf.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Jim, would you be able, perhaps, to look into this further and get back to the committee, if you're able to?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
James.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
We'll move on to Carolyn Thomas.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Yes, I think that Jim—. Briefly, if possible, Jim.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
That's very useful, Emily. Thanks very much. Okay. Luke.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Okay, Rosie. Thanks for that. Yes, we will be coming on to planning and other issues in a bit more detail later on. Sorry, Emily.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Okay, Katie. Thanks very much for that. Okay, I'll bring in other committee members—. Sorry, Rosie. Yes, Rosie.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Okay, Jim. Thanks very much. And Katie.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Okay, Emily. Thanks very much. Would anybody like to add anything to that? Jim.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 4
Okay. Thanks for that. We'll move on then to delivery and how we increase the supply of social housing. What are the major challenges for social landlords in increasing supply? What are the major problems, the major reasons why perhaps we're not able to see…
