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Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the government’s priorities and legislative programme
Thank you, and I'm very grateful to colleagues for their contributions this afternoon, and very proud of the progress that we have made in delivering our programme for government and our legislative programme, despite the difficult financial circumstances…
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Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the government’s priorities and legislative programme
We’ve all had to live with the chaos caused by the economic mistakes and the mismanagement of successive UK Tory Governments. This Government will always prioritise Welsh workers and businesses and work to support a stronger futureproofed Welsh economy to…
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Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the government’s priorities and legislative programme
Last week, the third annual report of this Senedd term was published, setting out the progress that we continue to make towards the delivery of our programme for government. It has once again been a year full of challenges and difficult choices. We have…
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Stage 4 of The Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill
Diolch. In closing, I'd like to thank Members and partners once again for their co-operation and input. This is the first local government finance Bill that we've had in Wales since devolution, and I know that many of us are very, very excited about that, and…
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Stage 4 of The Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to begin by putting on record my thanks to all of those who have played a part in the development and the passage of the Bill through the Senedd. The scrutiny process for the Bill has been rigorous and challenging, as of course it…
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The Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Signification of His Majesty’s Consent
Diolch. I have it in command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the Senedd that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill, has given his consent to this Bill.
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Short Debate: The pawfect place to call home—Providing safe accommodation for pets in Wales
Thank you. And thank you very much to Carolyn Thomas for raising this issue, which is so close to so many people's hearts. I'm really glad to have the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning to the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Devolved powers and funding
We've been very clear—and I am going to come on to this—that devolution in these areas was always going to be a process, and we've set out the key top priority areas that we'll be looking at in the first instance. But I also want to be really clear with…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Devolved powers and funding
Of course.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Devolved powers and funding
Thank you. I'm delighted by the results of the general election and what it will mean for the people of Wales. After 14 long years of Conservative UK Government, which has acted as an aggressive competitor rather than being a constructive partner, we now have…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Devolved powers and funding
Yes, formally.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
So, I know my colleague knows that water companies in Wales have a statutory duty to provide water, but there is no requirement to provide it for firefighting purposes—so, that would include the water for sprinklers—under the Water Act 2014. We would say…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning has not had any discussions with water companies regarding sprinkler installations in new homes.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
I'm very grateful for the question, and actually it reminds me of the question that Peter Fox was asking earlier, very much in the same vein around skills. Social landlords can access the funding that is available through the optimised retrofit programme…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
We are removing barriers and building an enabling environment for everyone in Wales to reduce emissions from their homes, while targeting direct support towards low-income households, including our £70 million optimised retrofit programme and the £30 million…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
I absolutely want to join you in recognising the important work that care and repair carries out, helping people to live independently in their homes for as long as possible, and we are absolutely committed to supporting that work. Care and repair agencies…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
I think there are two important things that come into play here. Firstly, in that kind of placemaking approach, which I referred to in respect of the second question this afternoon, which related to how we ensure that our town centres are suitable and…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Every new home that is built now with Welsh Government funding is built to the lifetime homes standard. Whilst that isn't a full wheelchair standard, it does ensure that homes are built with stairs that are capable of taking a stairlift and that there is more…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Every new home built with Welsh Government funding in Wales is built to the lifetime homes standard, ensuring that homes are accessible and convenient for all tenants and adaptable to long-term needs. It ensures dwellings are accessible for tenants of all…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
As I said in my previous answer, I know that it’s not the Cabinet Secretary’s approach at this point to review or indeed change the policy, and that is because of the very low number of developments that fall under this. OPD is not just about the development…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
I know the Cabinet Secretary doesn’t intend to change the One Planet development policy at this time, and that’s due to the very small number of applications received. I understand that between April 2014 and 2019 local planning authorities provided data…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
The Welsh Government collected and monitored annual data on the number of One Planet developments approved and refused between 2011 and 2019 and published this information online each year. Analysis of the data has indicated that a review is not necessary at…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
I know that the Minister is very keen to work across Government, particularly recognising the importance of skills and apprenticeships in this space, and that she does have regular conversations with the Minister for economy, particularly exploring how we can…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
We're looking to tackle this issue from both sides, in the sense of, in the first instance, preventing people from losing their homes, but then also trying to deliver more of those affordable homes at the other end. I did mention the £330 million that we're…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Access to a decent, affordable home to buy or rent remains an issue for too many people. This is why delivering 20,000 affordable social homes for rent remains our key commitment. Alongside this, we will continue to prioritise our efforts to prevent…
