, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 3
Thank you very much, Chair. I understand that we don't have time to answer the question that I have, but Jennie Bibbings from Shelter mentioned earlier the fact that service charges on temporary accommodation can be very high. I'd be interested in hearing a…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 3
Thank you.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 3
May I come back in a minute, if we go on to the next set of questions?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 3
May I, therefore, follow up on that—thank you, Jasmine—if I may, Chair? The three of you have spoken about the fact that there are good examples and bad examples. Are we talking here about some authorities that are good and some authorities that are bad, or…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 3
Thank you, Jennie. And, Jasmine, do you have any views on the suitability of temporary accommodation?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 3
Thank you very much. Thank you, Bonnie, for that answer. It raises quite a lot of questions rather than answers, really. I wonder, Jennie, whether Shelter has a view on this.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 3
Thank you. Before we have contributions from the other two, I wonder, Chair—. Bonnie has raised important points there regarding a lack of information to measure the success of one programme against another. I wonder, Chair, whether it's possible for us to…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 3
Thank you very much, and thank you again for your attendance. Apologies that I was late to this meeting, for personal reasons. There have been cases in my office of local people coming before us and asking for support, saying that they're in temporary…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Homelessness - evidence session 3
Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you, all. I hope everybody can hear me and the translation equipment is working. Just to go back to Jasmine's point there, thank you very much for your presentations. Jasmine quite rightly has provided a challenge there, that…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Together stronger: Social enterprise and community-owned businesses in Wales
I'd just like to quickly thank Cefin for bringing this debate forward again. It's good to hear this discussed on the floor of the Senedd and to see recognition of the work of the Local Government and Housing Committee. I wanted to take this opportunity to pay…
, Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers
Those were the Minister's words in giving evidence to us, that she was not afraid to use the powers she had. But, after years of failed delivery, it's hard to understand why these powers haven't already been used to date. So, to conclude, I'd like the…
, Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers
'So, we need to take into account what the issues are, what the barriers are to providing the appropriate accommodation. Clearly, that power of direction is there, and you may find that we will have to use this. We're just about to, as I said, timewise, look…
, Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers
I want to echo the thanks that the Chair John Griffiths expressed earlier. Certainly, everyone contributed and enriched the discussion that we had while undertaking this inquiry, but thanks in the main to those witnesses and those who welcomed us into their…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Mental health and community resilience
Thank you for taking an intervention. The motion talks about community assets and the importance of community assets, and you've mentioned it yourself and the importance to the Government. We know that a lot of community assets are being lost, like chapels…
, Plenary
The Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022
I'd like to take the opportunity today just to raise a few concerns regarding the regulations laid before us. As the Minister explained, the fee that can be charged for the appointment of an independent arbitrator has not been updated since 1996, so it's…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Could we have a statement, please, from the Minister for Economy on what financial support is available to businesses who find themselves in financial difficulty? There are relatively major employers now in contact with many of us talking about their concerns…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Diolch.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
You were mentioning consultation there, and James was specifically talking about glue traps. Could you confirm that there has been sufficient consultation regarding the use of glue traps? Could you give us a picture of the consultation process you've…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
James earlier spoke about a sunset clause and, thinking of that, have you considered including a sunset provision to prevent the CAP continuation powers being used indefinitely to ensure transition to the sustainable farming scheme? A sunset provision was…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Do you think that that creates consistency? Is it easy for people to understand when those pieces of legislation come into force, or is it going to be quite confusing when different parts of the Act come into force at different times?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you. Now, in terms of introducing the Bill and it becoming an Act, when do you envisage all provisions of the Bill being fully enforced, should it be passed by the Senedd? We note that section 53(4) enables the Welsh Ministers to commence some…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Thank you for that answer. Section 32 concerns marketing standards. Why is there no law about marketing standards on the face of the Bill, and why, again, are matters relating to enforcement being left to regulations? Have you formulated policy in this area…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
If I could just go back to a point—. At this point, perhaps I should declare an interest. I do live on a farm, and my in-laws claim payments currently because of this farm. And I'm thinking of my father-in-law in this context, and you did mention the four…
