, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 10
But assuming that there won't be any more money available, what can be done to overcome that problem, in terms of adhering to standards, but then considering, 'Okay, how can we actually adhere to standards with a budget that isn't likely to grow much at all…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 10
Is the cost, because of these quality standards, part of the problem as to why some of these developments don't go ahead? I'm very surprised by that last example you gave, if I'm honest—that doesn't make much sense to me at all. But cost can be very…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 10
Thank you very much. Now, in terms of the Welsh housing quality standards and the Welsh development quality requirements for acquisition and remodelling of existing buildings, clearly we do need standards in place, but do you think that there needs to be more…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 9
Yes, because that's the problem, in a way: that there are too many people in large homes with not enough places for them to move out to. That's part of the problem, certainly, but we do need more supply for single-person households either way. But the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 9
Thank you very much. Could we just ask for one further note from you on the revolving fund in Denmark, and how that works? I'm interested in hearing more about that, but not right now. Moving now to single-person households, it's clear that there aren't…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 9
Good morning, Sorcha. Thank you for joining us today. You started to discuss at the end of your presentation there the good practice that's happening in some countries, despite the relatively negative picture that you've painted. But there is some good out…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to raise a very serious issue with you this afternoon. Neil Foden has been sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment after being found guilty of terrible crimes against children in his care at Friars School in Bangor, in my constituency. The children and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
It is extremely disappointing that your party has no intention to eradicate the cruel two-child cap, which could raise thousands and thousands of families out of poverty. And it's also disappointing that there is no mention made of the devolution of the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
4. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the preparations for Wales to take responsibility for welfare administration? OQ61341
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Residents in the Ogwen valley—Tregarth and Rachub specifically—have been left without a bus service on Sundays, and now there is no bus travelling through Llys-y-gwynt, on the outskirts of the Ogwen valley, on any day of the week, which makes life very…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
8. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on proposed legislation regarding bus services? OQ61325
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
We're going back to some of the questions around being flexible about the quality standards, as an interim measure.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
So, it's money for the initial steps that the funding would be there for.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
On the funding issue, presumably, once the initial funding has been there, and you've bought your first house, and then you rent it out, and then you've got rent money coming in, and then you can start buying more and more, it will become self-sustaining.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
The community assets commission is going to be very important, I think, and looking at this idea of putting the first offer to community initiatives to buy assets to turn into homes, but also do other things as well. Could you give us some idea of what the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 8
Thank you. Do you think, therefore, that there are some sets of data that aren't currently included, and what are the other types of data or insights that local authorities should be using when assessing housing need? We've heard in a previous session today…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
Diolch.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
And finally from me, therefore, there's this question of using existing buildings rather than constructing new builds. Does more need to be done to support the acquisition and remodelling of existing buildings?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
To what extent is utilities infrastructure adequate to support house building? Avril has touched on this already.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
Ben, your development in Cornwall was limited because high standards were set. Were those standards a barrier to your development? And by the way, on the name Nansledan, you mentioned that the 'ledan' element means wide, and 'llydan' is the Welsh word for…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 7
Thank you very much. I have some questions on delivery. Should there be more flexibility in housing standards? I'm particularly thinking about the Welsh housing quality standard and the Welsh development quality requirements. Do we need more flexibility to…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 6
Who wants to go first?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 6
Yes. You've just mentioned housing standards. Do you think that there should be more flexibility in terms of housing standards to support the delivery of more social homes?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 6
In terms of unlocking land, I mean, that would be one benefit, presumably, of having an arm's-length body, but what would be other benefits in terms of the supply chains, procurement, looking at all of that in a strategic way, which perhaps isn't happening…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 6
But isn't the land division within Welsh Government supposed to be doing that kind of work?
