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4,179 speeches and questions

6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
It's still not coming through, is it?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
We will come on to it later.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Okay Jayne, thank you very much. We will move on, then, to Mabon ap Gwynfor. Mabon.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Okay, Joel. Jayne.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
If you could forward us that link, Serena, I'm sure that would be welcome, thank you. [Interruption.] Joel—yes. I'll just bring Joel in—
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Okay. Thanks, Sam. Jayne.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Thank you, Serena. We'll move on to some more detailed questions, rather than the more general ones we've started with. Sam Rowlands.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
I see. Serena, did you want to add anything, or are you content with what we've heard?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Okay, Matt, that's great. Would either of our other witnesses like to add anything to what Matt has said on those issues?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
So, when we look at that shift that you mentioned with the statistics that you stated, Matt, you'd like to see that trend reversed.
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
What role would you see for the private rented sector ideally, then, Matt, in Wales? How would you characterise it?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Would you want to say anything more about the role that the private rented sector, in your view, should have in Wales?
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
We will move on, then, to item 2, our third evidence session with regard to the committee's inquiry into the private rented sector in Wales. So, let me welcome our witnesses for this session joining us here in person: Matthew Dicks, director of the Chartered…
6 March 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee. Item 1 on our agenda today is introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. We have received an apology from Luke Fletcher MS, and he has a substitute…
6 March 2024Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you for that, Minister. I recently visited the Eton Road community centre in Maindee in my constituency. They have done so much good work over so many years and continue to run many advice sessions and a host of different activities, Minister, as I'm…
6 March 2024Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
3. How is Welsh Government supporting the voluntary sector and community groups during the cost-of-living crisis? OQ60787
5 March 2024Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I'm glad to see that work has begun on a review of agricultural pollution regulation, because evidence shows that those regulations are badly needed. For example, the River Usk—which, of course, the constituency Member for Monmouth, Peter Fox…
29 February 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
The next item is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the rest of this meeting. Are committee members content to do so? I see that you are. We will move to private session.
29 February 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
I'm sure that's something, if committee members are content, that we can raise and try and get answers on, Carolyn. Thanks very much for that.
29 February 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Yes, I was just thinking of our committee angle, Carolyn.
29 February 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
Yes, a letter from the First Minister.
29 February 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Papers to note
The next item on the committee agenda today is papers to note, item 4. We have a response from the Minister for Climate Change to the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding the White Paper on ending homelessness in Wales; a letter from the…
29 February 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: Evidence session 2
That's probably just about all we've got time for as well, I think, Bethan. Thank you very much for giving evidence to committee today, and thank you, Henry and Jim, as well. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy. Diolch yn fawr.
29 February 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: Evidence session 2
Thanks very much, Henry. Did you want to come on to Rent Smart Wales, Bethan?
29 February 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: Evidence session 2
Okay. So, firstly, for the Welsh Government, then—before we get on to Rent Smart Wales—what might the Welsh Government do to improve data on the private rented sector? Any ideas there from anyone?