29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog – Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, thank you very much, Minister. Mabon ap Gwynfor. Mabon.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog – Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay. Could I ask you, Minister, about local authorities and another aspect of increased costs, which is the very competitive labour market that we have at the moment? It is going to be more expensive to meet those salary costs for social care workers and…
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog – Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
That's quite a figure, that 50 per cent increase in the cost. That's new schools, Minister, is it?
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog – Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Carolyn, are you content with that?
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog – Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Okay, thank you very much. We begin our questions, then, with some initial questions from Carolyn Thomas. Carolyn.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog – Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
We reach item 3 on our agenda today, then, which is a further ministerial scrutiny session with the Minister for Finance and Local Government this time. Welcome to committee today, Minister. Would you like to introduce your officials, or your officials to…
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Bye, then. Okay, committee, we'll break briefly then, until 10:30.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Not at all. Thank you for being with us, despite your current difficulties with obviously a heavy cold, Minister. Thank you.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Okay, Minister, thank you very much indeed. And thank you also to all your officials for giving evidence to the committee today. You will, of course, be sent a transcript to check for factual accuracy in the usual way. Diolch yn fawr.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Thanks, Jayne. Minister, just one final question before you go, and perhaps get a nice hot drink or something, on decarbonisation of homes in the private sector. How will Welsh Government be supporting that?
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Okay, thank you, Sam, thank you, Minister. Jayne Bryant.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Thank you very much. Sam Rowlands. Sam.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Mabon. Diolch yn fawr. Joel James.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Okay, thank you, both. Mabon.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Emma, if you're happy—?
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Okay. Thank you, Carolyn. We move on, then, to Mabon ap Gwynfor.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Thank you very much. We'll move on to Carolyn Thomas.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
That's fine, thank you, Minister. Finally from me then on homelessness, you mentioned Crisis and the role that they've played, and the expert panel has obviously been very influential—rightly so, I would say. Could you tell the committee how the homelessness…
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Thank you for that. What impact would you expect from adding rough sleepers to the categories of priority need, and why is that seen as necessary given the ongoing 'no-one left out' approach?
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Yes, absolutely. In terms of legislation then, Minister, I wonder if you could firstly expand on the proposals for transitional homelessness regulations and the reasons for bringing those regulations forward before the more fundamental change that we're going…
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Okay. Minister, just with regard to your working with local authorities, and indeed all the other agencies that are helping deal with the homelessness challenge, with 1,300 people presenting with potential homelessness, at least, every month, will you be…
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Yes, I see. So, in the light of that, Minister, despite all that you've said in terms of Government funding and programmes, it's obviously going to be a very difficult time over the winter and beyond in terms of homelessness. You mentioned temporary…
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Thirteen hundred.
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
Thanks for that, Minister. Clearly, there's a substantial Welsh Government effort taking place with programmes and funding that go beyond your ministerial responsibilities, and it's all highly relevant. We will come on to renting homes later. Minister, you…
29 Medi 2022 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Sesiwn graffu ar waith y Gweinidog - Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd
It's that time of year, I'm afraid, isn't it?
