10 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session—Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
You referred to a report from Audit Wales on financial reviews, and there is a small number of reports published that local authorities are facing fundamental issues that put financial sustainability at serious risk. Now, Cabinet Secretary, how are you going…
10 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session—Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Okay. How will the Welsh Government prevent unintended consequences of decarbonisation such as happened with the Warm Homes scheme, which damaged properties in my region?
10 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session—Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you very much. I'm talking about the powers and how the Welsh Government intends to use the regulation-making power to outlaw forms of renter discrimination in Wales, and why the Bill gives powers to the Secretary of State to make provisions in the…
10 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session—Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. And with regard to anti-discrimination provisions, is the Welsh Government satisfied with the anti-discrimination provisions in the Renters' Rights Bill?
10 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Ministerial scrutiny session—Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
I’m not sure—. Oh, yes, my speaker is working. Hello, good morning. Will the Welsh Government use the Bill to give tenants in Wales the right to keep pets? If not, how else will the Welsh Government improve tenants’ ability to keep their pets?
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thanks, Cabinet Secretary. That's very good. Do you accept the ruling that article 8 of the convention on human rights was engaged, contributing to a situation where the rights of those two persons to have their family life respected may have been compromised?
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much, Chair. Thanks, Cabinet Secretary. I'm sure you've seen the report. It talks about the Welsh Government's inaction and delay in the case investigated amounting to maladministration, causing an injustice to those complainants. Cabinet…
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Thanks, Chair.
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Chair, I don't know whether they know about the report, so probably I'll leave it there.
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up —Evidence session 2
Thanks very much, Chair. I'll come to the Welsh Government and the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales report. Since the publication of this report, do you think that local authorities have taken any steps to address some of the deficiencies in the process…
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Yes, absolutely. That's right. Chair, these were two simple questions, really. Thank you very much.
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Thank you for that. How significant, in your view, was the ombudsman’s ruling that article 8 of the convention on human rights was engaged, contributing to a situation where the rights of these two families to have their family life respected may have been…
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
Thank you, Chair. Louisa, I hope you're feeling better now—you have to do a lot of talking. My question is about the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales's report and the extent to which the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community are aware of the ombudsman’s…
2 October 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ophthalmology services
I want to thank my colleagues, especially Sam Rowlands, for tabling such an important, timely debate, and to everyone who took part in the deliberations this afternoon. Tackling the tidal wave of blindness is vital not only for the health of our citizens, but…
2 October 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ophthalmology services
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'm delighted to be the last speaker and talk about what I heard from all of you speakers, who were great. You have so much clinical knowledge that I won't talk about any clinical input in this debate.
2 October 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thanks, John, for raising this important issue. Cabinet Secretary, sadly, we have seen a 65 per cent increase in the number of rough-sleepers over the past 12 months. In towns across my region, and indeed, Wales-wide, people are forced to sleep in tents on…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Cabinet Secretary, while the strains on GP services are well documented, the pressures being placed on community pharmacies are not often talked about. We are telling the public to choose well, to see a pharmacist before a GP, and a GP before A&E, but we're…
25 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Cabinet Secretary, let me take you back to the Port Talbot waterfront enterprise zone. Your predecessor, many times, referred to established enterprise zones as a way to address the economic misfortunes of west Wales and the Valleys, but alas, we have yet to…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales
Thank you for your statement, Minister. This new code is an extremely welcome step in ensuring that we have a uniform approach to care commissioning across the board, regardless of where you live or who provides your care. Minister, while I welcome the…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister. The social care sector is under tremendous pressure, which, as you yourself have said on many occasions, is having a direct impact on the NHS. The additional pressure of the changes brought about by the Health and Social Care…
24 September 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. How does the Welsh Government plan to support the social care sector in Wales, based upon the First Minister's listening exercise? OQ61582
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you.
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
On the Cabinet table, really, unless you get deliveries, you cannot be delivering. So, that is how you can work when you work together. That is very important from the point of view of what we were talking about. Now, my last question is on engagement with…
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Thank you very much. Cabinet Secretary, can you please tell us more about the Welsh Government's work with Constructing Excellence in Wales? How will this work ensure that the construction sector is capable of building the social homes we need?
18 September 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Social housing supply: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
Yes, that should be all right.
