Welsh Labour

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

1,489 speeches and questions

18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Is that okay? Thank you. James.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Altaf, can we move on to planning at this stage?
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay, Hannah. Altaf.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. Hannah.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Would the land division then, in your view, need to be scaled up, if we're talking about delivering new towns, urban extensions, and so on?
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
—and, indeed, answers. Siân.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. We're more than halfway through our allotted session and we've got through about a quarter of the areas we want to cover, so we really need to speed things up, I'm afraid, in terms of questions—
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. James, very quickly, because we are quite pressed for time.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
How significant might it be if those blockages could be removed? What sorts of numbers are we talking about?
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
It's useful, perhaps, that the delivery Minister is very familiar with these issues, Cabinet Secretary. [Laughter.]
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. Siân.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Lee.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Siân.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay, James, we will need to move on. Siân Gwenllian. Siân.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay, we will need to move on but, James, if it's very brief.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. Lee.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
I certainly agree with that in terms of the experience in Newport, Cabinet Secretary, and it’s so important in terms of regenerating those town and city centres as well, isn’t it. It has multiple benefits. Hannah.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Sorry, Stuart. Go on.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay, thank you for that. James.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Just before I bring James in, in terms of mixed communities, we did hear evidence that one way of addressing that need to have mixed communities whilst providing more single-bedroomed properties would be through acquisitions and infill development. Is that…
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Cabinet Secretary, if we move on, one thing that we've also consistently heard about as a committee is the shortage of one-bedroomed properties in Wales. Is that something that concerns you and do you have any views as to how that shortage is best addressed?
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Yes, I'd appreciate that, because, yes, that evidence base is so important, isn't it?
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Yes, Lee.
18 September 2024Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay, that's great. James, you wanted to come in.