, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Thank you. I'm just thinking—I just thought of this now—Rent Smart Wales engages a lot with landlords. Is there a part for Rent Smart Wales to play there? Because they've got the register—. Well, bear in mind, there are people who still avoid being…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Yes—how they can be incentivised. We've talked about the carrot and we've talked about the stick, but I would imagine that private landlords, the private rented sector, there is an interest in them having their properties energy efficient, because tenants…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Okay. What role do you feel the Development Bank of Wales has in helping to fund—you know, developing the resources to fund this decarbonisation retrofit?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
I'm on 18.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
I've done No. 14, so it's Jenny, Jenny, Jenny now.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Thanks. And do you think the Welsh Government has sufficiently promoted uptake of the UK Government's energy company obligation funding, and the boiler upgrade scheme?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
No, no, just—. I'm not dragging the committee back, but a lot of houses have been fitted with smart meters. Do you feel that the Welsh Government could in some way use that data as some kind of yard measure?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
That's an interesting idea.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
And there's been a suggestion that work could be carried out at no cost to the Welsh Government or private owners. Can you explain that in more detail?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
And you believe we've got the right skills? Or is there—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Thank you. What do you think are—? You were saying there's a lack of data; there seems to be a lack of awareness, I believe, of what this retrofit programme is going to cost. So, what do you think are the potential costs and realistic timescale—we've said 10…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Yes. Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Yes. On the private rented sector, there's some nervousness growing now just about the sheer numbers of section 21s that are being served. There's lots of talk about rent freezes, rent controls; would you say that, again, those kinds of moves will…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Thank you. And for those—[Interruption.] A little point.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
I agree with you. Because so much of the housing stock in Wales is old properties. In my constituency, I've got single people who've lost their—elderly, old people, living in big homes that are not energy efficient, and it's those who, when I ask my question…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
You don't? You think this just needs to apply to social housing?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
Thank you, Chair. Apologies for being late. At this point, I'd like to declare an interest because of my own declared property interests. What are your views on how the Welsh Government should be adapting and broadening its approach to ambitions for…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Yes. Will you commit to supporting the NFU Cymru 'Growing Together' strategy, and will you create a legal duty to form a national marine development plan and keep it under regular review? Thank you. Thank you, Llywydd.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Biodiversity
Thank you, Minister, for the statement. I must be honest, the latter part, where you said, 'We need a team Wales approach'—you know, I can't disagree with that. Now, I do welcome the commitment to develop and adapt monitoring and evidence frameworks to…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip: World Heritage in Northwest Wales
Thank you. Diolch, Llywydd. Thank you, Deputy Minister, for bringing forward your statement. It's very interesting, but being as the old chestnut came up of the tourism levy—or tourism tax is what it is really—would you not agree with me—? You've mentioned…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Sorry. I might have missed it.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic) Bill - evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, but I mean to the extreme that there are concerns—and I've raised them previously—about our regulatory departments not having the resources now to cope. More and more legislation is putting responsibilities onto local authorities. Do you intend to…
