, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
Both of you mentioned the TACP social housing voids, and a third of them that are funded from that are that. And obviously, they're not new houses within that target. Have you got any concerns about that? Do you think it should have been included in the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 2
Thank you very much. Thanks, Chair; good morning, everyone. Looking at the 20,000 target that the Welsh Government set for this current term, they say they'll fulfil that by the end of this calendar year. I see you're all nodding. Are you in agreement that…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Thank you.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Just finally, around social housing landlords' appetite to build, do you think they're being proactive enough? As is often the case, I'm sure there are some that are better than others. In general, do you think they are being proactive enough in helping build…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Okay. But if you're transparent about it, personally I think you should.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
You don't want to see them as part of the target.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Absolutely. They're not part of the 20,000, yes. That's what you're saying: they shouldn't be part of the 20,000.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Yes, you have answered my question. From what you've said, and I think what you said about where we were back in the 2016 term, when we got rid of right to buy, and the reasons we did that, and now maybe we should be thinking more around that—. So surely it…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
I get that; I think targets should be ambitious. But you've got to be pragmatic, haven't you, and I think that's the point you're making. Wendy, you did mention this in your answer to me around your concerns about voids being included. Is there anything else…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
So, no voids.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Who wants to go first? Wendy.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Yes, thanks very much, Chair. I want to look at the 20,000 target that the Welsh Governments had set. That was for this term. They're now saying that they'll reach the 20,000 target by the end of the calendar year. I'd be interested to know what you think…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
I get the drift.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Follow-up inquiry on social housing supply: Evidence session 1
Thank you. If I could just pick up on—. Sorry, we've moved on a little bit, but Matt said we shouldn't be—. Well, I hope we're not building houses that are going need retrofitting in 10, 20, or even 50 years. So, I'm a bit concerned to hear you saying we…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership: Creative Wales
Wrexham is in the spotlight like never before, and the city's arts and creative industry is very much a part of it. In a relatively short amount of time, Minera Studios have really rooted themselves in the community. I've met Dean, Ruby, Ian and the team on…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thank you.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
No, no, no, it's me. What do you think we should do to make sure that that information that's given to carers is far more consistent across all healthcare settings—so, not just a GP practice or primary care settings, but right across the system?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
No, I was—
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thanks. And you talked about primary care and secondary care, do you think there is consistency across both of those parts of the NHS? Or is this something that, again, could be done to make sure that there is parity within every healthcare setting? And I'd…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thanks, David. Can I just go back to Suzie, because you were talking about training in primary care, and Carers Trust Wales told us that, previously, GP practices have been incentivised to identify unpaid carers, but that that incentive has now gone. I was…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
So, do you think it should be? Do you think that training—? We're looking at what recommendations we give to improve services for carers. Do you think that should be something that we should recommend, that healthcare staff should have to have carer awareness…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
No, not at all, Suzie, thank you. That's really interesting. Do you find that it's difficult with staff recognising that they should be far more aware about questions that they need to ask? You've just talked about training and about having a carers champion…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thanks very much, Chair. I want to look at identification of carers, and we have consistently heard that many carers aren't identified as carers for many, many years, and that opportunities are missed primarily by consultants and GPs, but right across the…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thank you.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Improving access to support for unpaid carers: evidence session with local health board representatives
Thank you, Chair. Sorry, I just wanted to go back to something that Chris said around young carers. We had an evidence session with three young carers. I haven't got my notes in front of me from that meeting, but I don't recall any of them saying that they…
