, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Yes, and the simple question is: what’s stopping this from happening, of course? And do you, therefore, not accept what’s being said by local authorities, that there is no evidence? You’re saying that there is evidence, because there are all these sites that…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Good morning. I'd like to look at transitory provision. The assessments look at these as well as permanent sites and, in the committee's inquiry two years ago, it came to our attention that there was a lack of transitory provision, and that this was a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
The housing charity, Shelter, has said that the UK Government would have to build 90,000 homes and flats for social rent in England to meet the UK Government's house building commitments, namely 1.5 million. According to Shelter, that would cost £11.8 billion…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
'the biggest wave of social...housing for a generation.'
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you very much. So, you're saying there's more to this than just financial barriers, but it's entirely clear, isn't it, that there isn't enough money available to reach the Welsh Government's target, as things currently stand. And the results of that are…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. But that didn't answer the question on the additional finance that they've identified as being essential to move things forward. However, it was noted yesterday that almost 140,000 people were on social housing waiting lists. Although these people are…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you, Llywydd. I also look forward to working with you on the housing portfolio. Yesterday, we discussed the findings of the Audit Wales report that stated that the Welsh Government target of 20,000 social homes won't be reached without significant…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: More homes towards ending homelessness
Wales is in the midst of a severe housing crisis, with the use of temporary accommodation at an all-time high. At the end of May this year, there were 11,384 people in temporary accommodation, a third of whom were children under the age of 16. Most were…
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Business Statement and Announcement
This week, we celebrate, with the official opening of the north Wales medical school in Bangor, the culmination of years of campaigning locally under the leadership of Plaid Cymru. Bangor is developing as a centre of excellence in health training, and…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
A great deal of concern has been expressed about this plan, and I believe that there is a better way forward than that which is currently being considered. It appears that two beds won't be sufficient in terms of meeting the demand. Statistics from 2018…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
6. Based on what evidence did the Welsh Government support the decision to locate a mother and baby unit in Chester for families from north Wales? OQ61560
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you very much. Moving on from the medical school to the need for a new dentistry school, and an independent report that was launched last week makes the case for locating a new school of dentistry for Wales in Bangor. The report outlines the economic…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
4. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care about assessing the economic value of creating new medical training establishments in different parts of Wales? OQ61559
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
And it's not me saying this; this is the view of lawyers on an entirely pragmatic way forward if problems were to arise having passed the legislation. But, of course, in order to move forward with such an Order, you would need the support of the UK…
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
An Order in Council under section 109.
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Motion under Standing Order 26.79 to withdraw the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill
As Chair of the cross-party group on women in this Senedd, I do urge the Senedd today to vote against the withdrawal of this Bill. We have agreed the general principles. There is no reason whatsoever to put the Bill to one side very late in the day. Creating…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: A new partnership to transform our railways
As one who travels on trains very often, I agree with you that we have seen some improvement in the services provided by TfW, but there is some way to go yet, and we shouldn't rest on our laurels. I'm sure you would agree with that. Unfortunately, that isn't…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Therefore, you don't accept the evidence that this committee has heard that there is a need for an arm's-length development corporation to accelerate the process. You are, therefore, putting your faith in the land division, and that is your preferred way…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Yes, I agree with that, but that is not how I interpreted the section here. Maybe it's the wording, so I hope it is. So, in terms of more intervention by Government, do you agree that we need to be thinking about some kind of corporation that is tasked with…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Social housing. Social housing, in many parts of Europe, the percentage of the housing stock that is social housing is higher than the 16 per cent, and I'm asking you what your long-term vision is for developing social housing. I am a little bit concerned…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Yes, if I could move on therefore, Chair, to the longer term vision. The focus, of course, is on delivering by 2026, but what work is ongoing in terms of what will need to happen after that point? And do you think that there is now need for a vision that…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you. We know that there are a whole host of problems apart from the lack of funding. So, can you tell us about the affordable homes taskforce that's been established, and what work is that taskforce undertaking?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Yes. But you did say it's really difficult and, of course, we have to accept what the audit report is saying, what Audit Cymru is saying to us, about this gap, a huge gap, in the capital budget. So, you can't just sit around and wait for everything just to…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Good morning. I want to highlight the Audit Wales report, which states that at least £600 million in additional capital is required in addition to the current financial assumptions in order to deliver the projects that are in the pipeline. And without that…
, Plenary
Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
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