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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?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 6
Some witnesses have called for an arm's-length development corporation to lead on strategic land management and bring forward large-scale sites. Do you agree with that opinion? Is there scope for that kind of model?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 6
So, what you're saying maybe is that we don't really know whether the one-bedroomed stat, if you like—. We're being told all the time, aren't we, that we need more one-bedroomed properties, but you're saying maybe that that doesn't quite stack up anyway?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session 6
Thank you, Chair, and I'm very pleased to join this committee. After a period of working on the co-operation agreement, it's great to be back doing scrutiny work as part of this committee, and I think that this area is a very important one for us to be…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
The unnecessary delay is a major step backwards. I am drawing to a close. Could you please ensure that the amended timetable does allow for the full package of reforms to be implemented and that there should be no rowing back on the pledge made in your…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
As chair of the cross-party group on women, I am extremely disappointed that there won't be a Stage 1 debate on the candidates Bill this afternoon, as intended, and that it's been pushed back a month to 16 July. This will mean, of course, that Stage 2 won't…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Planning policy for new power lines
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. Ten years ago, the National Grid had the intention of installing a corridor of pylons across Ynys Môn and over the Menai Straits. There was a strong campaign by local people, led by Plaid Cymru, and, in the end, the grid…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Mental health and learning disability services at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Those are findings that are terrifying and disappointing, aren't they? And they are significant issues that need to be resolved, never mind the other issues that have emerged in the wake of this review. They need to be resolved, they need to be resolved…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Mental health and learning disability services at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
'The large number of interim posts was a particular concern to the review team, who were not clear that there was full multidisciplinary input at a senior management level'.
