, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
We've seen that as well in the fact that newspapers are moving more towards online already, anyway.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
Okay, great. Did anyone else want to come in, before I hand back to the Chair? Robin.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
So, in essence, in reaching the sort of duties placed to ensure that people without access to digital can still see those valuations, not much is going to change there, really. The only change here is that additional, digital requirement.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
So, I imagine with the duties that are within the Bill then, to publish in a way that those who might not have access to digital means can still see it, local newspapers could still be in the mix there. Are there any other ways in which you would look to meet…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
So, essentially, flexibility to do what is suitable for whatever local authority area is going to be important. I was going to follow up with a question, just roughly, around the cost savings and whether the impact, then, that that potentially could have is…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
No worries. Thinking about section 20 of the Bill, so, this publication of notices, is the provision to move to publication of notices in a digital way welcome as well? We can assume that there are cost savings there because there's no need to publish in…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
No problem.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
So, I imagine Lisa's view is reflected with Matthew, Susan and Robin. So, unless you want to come in on anything additional there? No?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3
Diolch, Cadeirydd. If I could just touch on, for a moment, council tax reduction schemes. In the Bill, there's a proposal to move to a more national system. Is that a good idea?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
Okay, great. Diolch yn fawr.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
Okay. I'm not sure if anyone else wanted to come in before I hand back to the Chair.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
With more regular revaluations, I suppose it does provide more of an opportunity for regular public engagement around what's going on. So, how, then, do we, essentially, ensure that people, firstly, are aware that revaluation has taken place, and, then, also…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
—around that. And so what would you anticipate that would need to be done, then, to meet some of those challenges?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
So, I imagine you would anticipate that you would have more challenges to valuations—
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
No, for council tax.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
Okay. If I can come to Carolyn—and it's the Carolyn on the tv—just thinking from the perspective of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales, I imagine that you would anticipate that there would be more challenges in the early stages of any new valuation cycle…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
So, would you say there's any disadvantages to doing it as well?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Just thinking around the procedure on the valuation lists, I was just wondering if you'd be able to outline some of the potential benefits and disadvantages of the provision within the Bill around five-yearly cycles of revaluations.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 1
Great, thank you. Just finally from me, then, Chair, in terms of section 20, relating to the publication of notices, does anyone have any view on the move to digital publication of notices, the advantages and disadvantages of that?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 1
Thank you for that. That was really useful. Before I move on, I don't know if anyone else wanted to comment on that, or—. Matthew.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 1
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I've just got one question to start with, on discounts and reduced amounts, and it's specifically for Stuart. Just looking at the IFS's evidence, in the evidence it talked about how the Welsh Government's stated intention of keeping the…
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Urgent Debate: Job losses at Tata Steel and the future of the steel industry in Wales
To put it as plainly as I can, there is no path to net zero that doesn't involve domestic steel production. That's why it's important for us to think about the future of this sector. And I say this with all due respect, but that's why the lack of urgency…
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Urgent Debate: Job losses at Tata Steel and the future of the steel industry in Wales
Diolch, Llywydd, and thank you to Members for agreeing to make time for this debate. As I mentioned yesterday, in proposing this debate, we did so because of the strategic importance of the steel industry, an industry whose products we all rely on every day…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Discussions that both I and Plaid Cymru colleagues have had with the hospitality sector have been eye opening. UK Hospitality Cymru have told us that the average pub and restaurant business will be £6,800 a year worse off and a hotel at £100,000 rateable…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you for that response, Minister.
