, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Okay, very briefly, because—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you. A brief intervention from Jane Dodds and then we'll move on to Sarah Murphy.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Fine, thank you for that. Before we move on to the next subject area for discussion, I just wanted to clarify that the scandal of the enforced prepayment meters, particularly by the very large British Gas—. They talk a good talk, but their actions say…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Okay. Well, there are other ways in which we can pursue this matter.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
—to the Minister for Climate Change and find out, because we were understanding that the current programme ends at the end of March.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
We will write—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
I understand; it's not in your portfolio.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
And we are talking the end of the financial year, is that right?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Sioned Williams.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost of living: Evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
Prynhawn da. Welcome back to the Equality and Social Justice Committee, where we are now going to have our final session in our inquiry into debt and the cost of living. I'm very pleased to welcome the Minister for Social Justice, Jane Hutt, and Paul Neave…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
We'll now take a short break until we return for our final session on this subject, which is with the Minister for Social Justice, and that commences at 12:45.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
That's all right. Thank you. Thank you very much indeed for all your very interesting evidence. We'd definitely be interested in anything further as a result of your new initiatives that you can give us in due course, because this subject isn't going to go…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Thank you very much indeed.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Okay, but have you looked at that model? Because, clearly, what it's trying to address is the fact that at least 60 per cent of the population never cook from scratch—they don't know how to cook from scratch and wouldn't know how to approach it. So, clearly…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Yes, we'd definitely be interested in the results of those initiatives. Finally from me, I just want to ask you about the Well-Fed partnership in Flintshire, who gave evidence to us two weeks ago when you were unable to be with us. And their argument is that…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Thank you. Altaf Hussain.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Jane Dodds.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Okay, very good. Sioned Williams.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Very good. Ken Skates.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Thank you. Altaf Hussain.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Thank you. Moving on, then, to Sarah Murphy.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
We've got five more areas of questions to get through, so could you keep your questions brief and your answers brief as well? You don’t need to repeat what’s in your excellent paper, as we already have all that evidence. Sioned, did you have a—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Thank you, Susan. I'd like to bring in Jane Dodds first of all.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
But to date you've not had to turn anybody away.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Debt and the cost-of-living crisis: evidence session 4
Obviously, there's been a significant increase in the demand for your services. Could you tell us whether the contributions from the community and from the large food suppliers who donate food that's surplus to their requirements have managed to keep up with…
