13 July 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets—evidence session 4: Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government
You go on. We're talking over each other now.
13 July 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets—evidence session 4: Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government
On that one, we have a project called Self Build Wales, and that's the whole purpose of that. And that's sometimes one or two plots together; sometimes it's infill plots, and, basically, that works by—. As long as you build to one of the pre-approved plans—I…
13 July 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets—evidence session 4: Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Just on the Cwmpas point, Chair, they produced—I'm sure you know—a report very recently about this. We've actually responded to that report and written to them. I'm very happy to share that letter with the committee, if that would be helpful.
13 July 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets—evidence session 4: Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government
And, actually, the Act is the strategic foundation, if you like, of quite a lot of the other documents that we rely heavily on. So, it's a thread running through 'Future Wales', for example, the overarching strategic plan for Wales, and it runs through…
13 July 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets—evidence session 4: Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government
I'm sure my officials would be delighted to do a list of all of the funds that could be used.
13 July 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets—evidence session 4: Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government
The point on that, Chair, is we have a range of funds aimed at the housing market, all of which are available to community housing, but they're also available to other developers. So, for example, we've got the stalled sites fund, and that's a fund where—. We…
13 July 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets—evidence session 4: Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government
The biggest problem for community land trusts or co-operative housing is the land itself. All the times we speak to all of the groups who are involved in this, and there are many across Wales, access to land is always the first thing that they talk about. So…
13 July 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets—evidence session 4: Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government
So, just to add that it's important in a range of really quite diverse policies, so it's quite hard to do a—. We could talk for the hour about the diverse possibilities, but, just to give you a couple of examples, clearly it's important in housing in…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
Just very briefly, we thank the committee for its work. We didn't provide a response as the committee didn't require one, but just to say that Lesley Griffiths and myself have raised this same issue in many inter-ministerial meetings, and indeed, we've…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
Diolch, Llywydd. I move the motion. The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No.2) Regulations 2022 amend the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2018. The 2018 regulations specify fees payable to the Welsh Ministers in relation to…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
And England followed, and this will happen here. So, Llywydd, I absolutely recommend this motion to the Senedd, and I think it is something that will make the people of Wales safer and very proud of their communities. Diolch.
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
No, I didn't. I said that Wales went first, and England followed.
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
And I was making the point that this will be the case—
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
No, I was merely pointing out that Wales went first, and then England followed.
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
Of course there are areas that will save many, many lives, but you know as well as I do that if there's a road traffic accident close to a trauma centre, the hours of waiting go up for the A&E patients as those trauma casualties come in from road traffic…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
No, because the evidence is, Sam, that for the average journey in Wales, the amount of time it'll take you extra is one minute to save all those lives. It's worth it, isn't it? That's the bottom line. People slow down; you've seen them yourselves. They…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
Indeed, absolutely. So, there will be an exceptions process. The exceptions process—. I have to correct my colleague Carolyn Thomas: the exceptions process is not in the gift of the Welsh Government. The exceptions process has been developed by a group…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
Diolch, Llywydd. Can I start by thanking the legislation and justice committee for their input into this set of regulations? Just to answer a couple of the questions that were raised by Huw in his role as Chair, we were anxious to avoid any unnecessary…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
Yes, indeed; I'll get on to that shortly. [Laughter.] The 20 mph programme supports 'Llwybr Newydd', the Wales transport strategy, by making it easier and safer for people to walk and cycle. The process that local authorities have to go through to bring in…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
Yes.
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
There are some issues around how you use statistics, obviously, Mark, but actually, if you use the mileage of the road compared to that, that doesn't entirely hold. The evidence shows us that moving to a national 20 mph speed limit for restricted roads would…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
Diolch, Llywydd. I move the motion. Section 81(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 provides that 'It shall not be lawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle on a restricted road at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour.' Subject to provisions of…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
, 8. & 9. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Housing Association Tenancies: Fundamental Provisions) Regulations 2022, The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12) Regulations 2022 and The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Diolch, Llywydd. In conclusion, I would like to thank Members for their support, I hope, in voting for these. I'm very disappointed, but not surprised, that the Tories don't see fit to support amendments designed to protect tenants' rights—no surprise there…
12 July 2022 , Plenary
, 8. & 9. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Housing Association Tenancies: Fundamental Provisions) Regulations 2022, The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12) Regulations 2022 and The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. There are three sets of regulations being debated under this motion today. Members will be aware that I had originally also tabled a set of consequential amendments to primary legislation as part of this package of subordinate…
6 July 2022 , Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A ban on ‘no pet’ clauses in rented accommodation
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. I also want to thank Luke Fletcher for bringing this really important subject to the Senedd for debate today, and of course I fully support the overall intent of the motion, which is to allow more people to enjoy the companionship that…
