, Local Government and Housing Committee
Evidence session relating to Corporate Joint Committees
Thanks, Chair. Morning, everybody. I really appreciate your time this morning—I know it's precious. And that's probably my starting point, really. As council leaders, because of the proliferation of regional bodies—it was mentioned earlier that you've got…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, I would like to ask for a Welsh Government statement regarding the ability to challenge expected occupancy thresholds for self-catering accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all know, during the pandemic, COVID-19 regulations meant that…
, Plenary
Short Debate: Sport in North Wales: Ensuring opportunity for all
A key reason that I wanted to have a short debate on sport is due to the fact that sport is so important, as I'm sure we know, to our health, our well-being, our sense of place and our sense of community. It really has the power, as we see from time to…
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Short Debate: Sport in North Wales: Ensuring opportunity for all
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. This evening, I'm delighted to have the opportunity to bring forward my short debate. It's my first short debate, actually, on an extremely important issue, which is sport in north Wales, ensuring opportunity for all. And I've…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Major events
Can I say what a pleasure it is to speak, again, in today's Welsh Conservative debate on major events, tabled, once again, by my colleague, Darren Millar? Today's debate is so important because, as we know, major events, as a whole, do so much in supporting…
, Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: Second Homes
Firstly, can I put on record my thanks to John Griffiths for his chairmanship in producing today's committee report on second homes, and also to my fellow colleagues on the committee, and the Minister, clerks and the committee support team who have come along…
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Impact of migraine on children and young people
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and in closing today's important debate I ought to thank my colleague Mark Isherwood for submitting today's Member debate and also my fellow co-submitters Tom Giffard, Rhun ap Iorwerth and Mabon ap Gwynfor. I also thank…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you for your response, Minister. I'm sure that you would agree with me that one of the best ways of reducing crime and anti-social behaviour is to ensure that our hard-working police officers and PCSOs that you mentioned are able to fully focus their…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
7. How is the Welsh Government working with the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour across North Wales? OQ58499
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: World Heritage in Northwest Wales
I thank you, Deputy Minister, for bringing forward today's statement on world heritage in north-west Wales—of course, one half of a fantastic region in north Wales. As you outlined, it is really encouraging to see the slate landscape of north-west Wales being…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Regional Economic Development
Thank you, Minister, for your statement today on economic regional development. Of course, economic regions and economic boundaries often don't match administrative boundaries or regions. You will, of course, Minister, be aware that this is really important…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
I absolutely agree it's down to local authorities to manage that effectively, but I guess that, as the Minister for local government, you need to be satisfied that it is working effectively and it's always appropriate, in terms of the measures that they're…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
One more point, just briefly on that same issue, Chair, if I may.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
All right. Thanks. And then, just briefly, Chair, if I may, it's been raised with me a number of times some of the challenges that councillors face around hybrid and remote meetings—clearly, community and town councils, the challenge in terms of resource and…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
I'm conscious that we've a little bit more time. I just want to build on Councillor Joel's point—Joel's point—on the clerks being elected members elsewhere as well, and you mentioned that, I suppose, it's a non-political role as a clerk. Do you think it's…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Chair. Can I just ask a couple more points?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
Lovely. Thanks, Chair.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
And just again on this point around reviewing and potentially, perhaps, reorganising some of these partnership arrangements, I noticed your colleague Alun Davies, over the weekend, commented that, 'it is also essential that local government delivers reform…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Chair, but if I may just finish off with a few points. Thanks for those responses. In terms of regional partnership, I noted in your evidence, Minister, that you submitted, that you shared that you're working with the designated Member from the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
The investment zones.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
Yes, absolutely. Thanks.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
Yes, okay.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay, thank you. And just to take this a little bit further, I just wonder, if there are future growth deals that perhaps are geographically different to the existing growth deals, would there be an appetite or an expectation for new corporate joint…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
Okay. So, it hasn't actually happened yet. It's something that they're planning to do.
