1 Hydref 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai: Mwy o gartrefi i helpu i roi diwedd ar ddigartrefedd
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Rydym yn gwybod bod buddsoddi mewn tai cymdeithasol yn lleihau tlodi, yn gwella iechyd ac yn helpu i ysgogi twf economaidd. Gall tai fforddiadwy o ansawdd da ddarparu cyfleoedd i bob unigolyn a theulu, gan effeithio'n gadarnhaol ar…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Diolch yn fawr. And we will send you that correspondence that we've assured you we will. So, thank you.
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Absolutely. I believe that, due to our continued investment in funds such as major repairs and dowry, and policy decisions around removing the right to buy, the numbers would be very low in terms of sales and demolitions. I know that the early stage of TACP…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Well, the UK Government's electronic property information and mapping service, which is EPIMS, has been supported by Ystadau Cymru for a number of years now, and there's a database broadly identifying public sector collaboration opportunities. A new upgrade…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Yes, absolutely, we do see that as a real potential, in terms of infill. Planning policy provides a clear preference to developing infill sites within settlements ahead of greenfield sites. Through the work of the land division that we've mentioned today…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
—so he will know that very well. However, in line with the recommendations from the affordable housing supply review, I'm not minded to create a bespoke fund. However, work has been undertaken to allow community-led housing groups to access some existing…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Thank you, Altaf. Yes, and the Welsh Government does have a long history of supporting co-operative and community-led housing in Wales, stemming back to 2010. We've a particularly successful community in the Chair's constituency again, Loftus Gardens—
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Yes, absolutely. Perhaps it's better to ask the officials how they work themselves.
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Thank you, Altaf. As I understand it, the main support for CEW rests with my colleague, the Cabinet Secretary for the economy. I understand that CEW provides specialist construction advice to support Ministers and civil servants. This advice covers a very…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
It sounds a very sensible idea, yes.
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Well—[Interruption.] Oh, sorry. [Interruption.] No, no. I was just going to say, Welsh Government has, in the past, provided support to local authorities in developing those 106 agreements, and we are aware of the English guidance, which is largely already…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Thank you, Lee. I’m very new into post, but very happy to look at this area as well. Our land division has made significant progress in accelerating development potential of land holdings, but also acquiring new land for development. Our acquisitions that…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
That's fine, yes. That's okay with me.
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
I’m very happy to have those discussions with my colleague. I don’t want to get her into trouble already by making all these commitments. I don't want to get on her bad side already. But I’m really keen to have those discussions with the Minister for delivery…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
I think some of these issues, just to say, are not just in Wales, this is a UK-wide issue. But I hope that assures you that there are measures being taken to mitigate this and a pragmatic approach, which is really important.
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
I think that does sound like something that we would do. We've got the corporate joint committees and there's that existing legal requirement for them to prepare those strategic development plans. But again, I think it's really important that we do look at…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
I think the issue around the workforce is really important. I know the previous Cabinet Secretary has said that. But it is around making sure that we’re encouraging people and have those skills. We’re keen to have discussions with the Minister for skills as…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Thank you, James. As you know, there’s now a Cabinet Minister who has responsibility for planning, which is not me. Neil had agreed to come to the committee before the role was changed, but I am grateful to Neil for being here today. So, there is a Cabinet…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Diolch, Altaf. Committee members will have seen that one of the recommendations from Audit Wales was to explore longer term funding for the sector—something we've talked about this morning—and, again, I have accepted that recommendation in principle. The…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Diolch, Hannah. As Members will know, the original co-operation agreement did not include a development corporation role for Unnos. The Unnos programme has been an important enabler for increasing the scale and pace of delivery of affordable and social…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
In terms of new towns, I've seen the announcements by UK Government. In Wales, any proposals for new towns should be brought forward through those strategic development plans and be designed to meet part of the housing need of that region as a whole. It's…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
With the functions of a land division, it seems to be there's no need for a new body that's evident at this point, but I look forward to seeing the evidence. But perhaps—
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Well, the Welsh Government has established that internal land division, with a remit to contribute towards the acceleration of the delivery of more well-designed, sustainable homes and places on public sector land. More recently, the land division's remit has…
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
I think Neil would just briefly like to come in.
18 Medi 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Cyflenwad tai cymdeithasol: Tystiolaeth gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Thai
Diolch, Siân. We've had that recent report from Audit Wales, and it is really important that we focus around long-term delivery, and I've outlined how we've written to the local authorities and the RSLs. I think this, combined with the actions being taken as…
