Welsh Labour

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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

3,207 speeches and questions

15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Just before we come back to you and your officials, Cabinet Secretary, Siân Gwenllian.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Could I just bring Peter in quickly on the back of that point? Peter.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
—just bring Peter in in a moment and then perhaps—
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Carolyn, could I—
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Okay. Carolyn.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
All right, Siân? Oh, Peter, sorry. Peter.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Yes, but we certainly need to do a lot on local food and food generally. There's a lot of progress that needs to be made, isn't there? Siân Gwenllian.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Yes, that would be very good.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Okay, Carolyn. That's on the record now, anyway. Peter.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Okay, thank you very much. Carolyn.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Okay. Thanks for that. Finally from me, again sticking with the broader themes, across the Welsh Government there's an aim to tackle the nature emergency, so how does the provisional local government settlement take account of the need to do that—the…
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Okay. Thank you for that, Cabinet Secretary. Moving on again, to general themes, really, and assessments that you may have made, in terms of the Welsh language, again, what assessment would have been made of the potential impact of spending allocations on the…
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Okay. Could I ask you about any assessment you've done, Cabinet Secretary, on the unhypothecated elements of the provisional settlement and to what extent they would help reduce inequalities, particularly given the cost-of-living context that communities…
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
And just in terms of considering new ways to address any future funding gaps, could you expand on that, please?
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Local Government)
Croeso nôl. Welcome back to committee, Cabinet Secretary, with a different set of officials this time. We've reached item 3 on our agenda today, continuing scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget, but this time with regard to the local government…
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
Committee will break briefly until 10.35 a.m.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
Okay, Peter. Well, thank you very much, Cabinet Secretary, and thank you to your officials for coming in to give evidence to committee. You will be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy in the usual way. Thank you very much, and thank you, Emma…
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
Okay, Siân. Peter.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
Okay, Peter. Siân Gwenllian.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
So, we could have some people buying £300,000 properties who are not first-time buyers, and they would be getting help under this scheme.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
Could I just ask, Peter, a second, what is the upper limit on properties that are included in the scheme?
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
Okay. Thank you. Peter.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
Okay, thank you. Carolyn.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
Just before you go on, Peter, I think, wanted to come in.
15 January 2025Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government (Housing)
Thank you. Carolyn, just before you—