, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thanks, Chair. Just briefly, Minister, you mentioned a few moments ago, on the Gypsy and Traveller accommodation assessments, that you're still waiting for one assessment to come back, and, I think, when we met previously, it was more than that. So, I guess…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian Refugees - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Chair.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian Refugees - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Okay. Great. Thank you. Just one more point, if I may, Chair, because I think, probably, the questions I had around the local housing allowance, Minister, you probably touched on those already in those conversations you're having with the UK Government, and I…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian Refugees - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
And they spent it on those projects that they identified?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian Refugees - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
And it was all spent—do you know? Because it might have been provided to them, but whether they actually spent it or not is a different matter, isn't it?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian Refugees - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
So, there was £76.5 million, I think, in the last financial year for that. So, within that annual return process, I guess, unless you already know it, how much of that £76.5 million was spent?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian Refugees - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Can I just follow up on that, Chair, please?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian Refugees - Evidence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you, Chairman. Good afternoon—I almost said 'Good morning' then, but time flies when you're having fun, doesn't it? [Laughter.] Thank you again for your time this afternoon. We've probably touched on a few of these points in terms of the move-on…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Parental blame and the pathological demand avoidance profile of autism
Thank you to Mark Isherwood for giving me a minute of his time to speak in this short but very important debate this evening. I want to speak briefly because a constituent of mine I've been working with recently on this very topic—and it's something…
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Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report, 'The Right to Adequate Housing'
We know that housing is one of the key issues of our age—in Wales here, yes, but across the UK generally, as well. We know that it impacts people across Wales in all sorts of different ways, perhaps from our young people struggling to get onto the housing…
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Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report, 'The Right to Adequate Housing'
At this point, I would like to thank John Griffiths for his able chairing of the committee and guiding us through the production of the report that we're debating today. I'm also grateful to colleagues for their contributions throughout the process, as a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
I think it's an important question that Hefin David's raised today, and I certainly have a level of sympathy for the challenges that you're facing, Minister, there. I think we'd be happy to understand where we can look for cross-party support to consider some…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Well, thank you for that, Minister. I think it’s important to have that on the record here today. And just to end my questions here on, certainly, some positive news, I was very pleased, and I’m sure you’d agree, to see the UK Government announcing over £1…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Well, thank you for that initial response, Minister. I would have thought you'd think it would be unusual for Welsh Government to be funding councils in England. And there are, of course, many areas where it seems as though there are pressures on our drivers…
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. Minister, you'll be aware of the hotly contested debates in this Chamber in recent weeks around the default 20 mph roll-out here in Wales. Indeed, you'll be fully aware of the petition of over 450,000 signatures seeking to…
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
—more minutes than the one on this. So, I'll have to rapidly jump to some questions, Minister. It's completely my fault; I do apologise. Just on that point, though, I just want to perhaps understand your thoughts about the possible divergence we're continuing…
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
I do apologise, Deputy Presiding Officer. I thought I had more minutes—
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill
Thank you, Minister, for your statement here this afternoon. I'm certainly looking forward to working on the Bill in my role on the Local Government and Housing Committee. I guess my comments and questions today do come from a local government perspective…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Community assets
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. And thank you to all Members for contributing to today's debate. Indeed, I'm very encouraged by how important this item is, in seeing such a full Chamber for the closing of this important debate this afternoon. Mark Isherwood, of…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Alun Davies is absolutely right to raise this issue here today. At a personal level, it's something affecting me in my family now, because I always said to my children, 'No mobile phones until high school'. Annoyingly, one of them started high school this…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you for your response, Minister. Firstly, I'd just like to take a moment to plug Wales's only entry in the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year 2023 competition. It's a 484-year-old sweet chestnut tree in Wrexham's Acton Park. I'm delighted the team from…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
2. What work is the Welsh Government doing to promote urban tree planting? OQ59972
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for your response, First Minister. I certainly recognise some of the challenges that you'll face in the coming months in that planning. But one of the issues that residents raise with me when they hear, from time to time, about the challenges that…
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Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government's budget planning for 2024-25? OQ59990
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The health budget
Thank you for that. I assume you recognise, Carolyn, that all the items you just put out there are the responsibility of the Welsh Government.
