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Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Welsh Language Community Housing
I refer Members to my declaration of interest forms published, in terms of property ownership.
, Plenary
Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: Second Homes
I am, thank you. It is a really big issue. We’ve all said, Minister, that this is a multifaceted approach. However, targeting second home owners is a retrograde step. Both properties will just end up back on the market with Airbnb, people who can afford them…
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Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: Second Homes
I refer Members to my own declaration of interest in terms of property ownership. Now, all the way through, I know that the Welsh Labour Government started off by wanting to tackle the shortage of affordable homes in our communities, and it's fair to say that…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
—Wales remains a very integral part. Can you confirm why there is this negativity? Diolch.
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Thank you. Of which, whether you like it or not, Wales—
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I take it that that was said in the positive vein, and that you are actually going to be very positive about bringing more law here that we can all look at. Because as the Counsel General will know, Wales, along with the majority of the British people, voted…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
3. What assessment has the Counsel General made of the impact on Wales of the recently introduced Retained EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Bill? OQ58486
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
These measures show that it is the UK Conservative Government that's trying to ease the burdens on our households here in Wales. Due to the cut to stamp duty in England, the Welsh Government is now set to receive an additional £70 million. So, will the…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
I am. Thank you, Llywydd. And additional payments for the most vulnerable. In the mini budget, it was announced that 1.2 million people would benefit from the cut to the basic rate of income tax and 2 million are going to get a national insurance cut of…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Well, on a more positive note than my colleague, I'm actually quite pleased with the steps that the UK Government are taking. Everything that we're doing now, it's a mini budget for growth, it's a mini budget to get people back into work. And I have to ask…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
No. Hotel rooms are not—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
—I'll be mentioning it this afternoon in the Chamber—within the last month: 51 section 21s. That's a lot of people that could potentially end up now in temporary accommodation.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
How can landlords be incentivised to invest in improving the energy efficiency of their properties? And also, can we discuss some concerns expressed by the National Residential Landlords Association about the potential for a large number of private…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
Because insurance guarantees are sometimes not worth the paper that they're written on. There was a double whammy for people having those works done, because, at the beginning, they'd got the insulation and it caused all the problems, but now, over the years…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
What do you think the mechanisms are that need to be developed so householders have a means of redress for any unsatisfactory energy efficiency works? I'm citing the awful—and it was awful—cavity wall insulation escapade, when people were left in a far worse…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
I know, I can see they're really trying to do it, to be fair.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
Yes. I suppose, really, it's about finding what the main barriers are to the roll-out of building renovation passports in the private sector. When I've worked with registered social landlords and they've wanted to fit new windows, I've had tenants coming to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
I wondered about that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
Very.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
Can I just come back to you on that? One of the big issues, and it's not just in this area, is data collection. I think the point that the Minister makes—and it is fair comment—is that we're not very good at collecting data. The previous witnesses were saying…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 2
Thank you. Again, as it's another session, I'll declare my interest as a property owner, as declared in my register. Do you consider that a long-term national strategy for decarbonisation should actually be across all tenures and that it is that that's…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
A couple.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Where they are registered, could Rent Smart Wales not be, in some way, doing more to capture data?
