, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 2
Okay, so welcome back. We're into item 3, the follow-up inquiry into empty properties, and this is evidence session 2. This is the committee's second evidence session to inform its inquiry into empty properties, and in this session the committee will hear…
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you. I'd like to thank you all for attending today and Adam for coming on via Zoom. You will, of course, receive a transcript of the hearing this morning to check its factual accuracy. Again, thank you very, very much. We're now going to take a break…
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you, Andrew. And finally, Elyn, the last question is yours.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you. We have five minutes left, so we can cover off communities and partner agencies. Marc, did you have a quick question?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Mike.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Mike, I'll bring you in now, but Adam's got his hand up. Adam, did you want to come in?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Great. Marc, anything you'd like to add in?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
We'll move on to Rebeca on legislation and enforcement powers.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Adam, would you like to come in on this?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Elyn.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Talking about funding, I think that brings us on to the next question. Marc, it's you again, on funding.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Just one question on the capacity piece there: are local authorities focused mainly on residential, or are they looking at empty commercial properties as well?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you, Marc. Adam, did you want to come in on that?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you, Andrew. Thank you, Mike. I believe that Jennie can get some of that data for us, so she will look into that for you. I'm going to move on to local authority capacity, because time is against us. Marc, did you want to ask a question on that?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you, Helen. I'm going to just quickly say we really are up against the clock this morning with everything. So, as Marc has already said, this is a very important subject, so I think what I'm going to suggest is that, for everybody that wants to ask a…
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Oh, Helen. Of course.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Adam, would you like to come in on this?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Yes, great. Thank you.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Thank you. Rebeca, can I bring you in?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Sure, and I'll bring Rebeca in then.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Get the ball rolling.
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
Good morning. So, without further ado, it's a case of inviting Members to ask questions of the witness panel. Marc, did you want to start?
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Follow-up inquiry into Empty Properties: Evidence session 1
This is item 2, a follow-up inquiry into empty properties: evidence session. The purpose of this is that, at its first meeting on 9 July, the committee agreed to conduct a follow-up inquiry into empty properties, and so today the committee will take evidence…
, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Introductions, apologies, declarations of interest and substitutions
Good morning. I'd like to welcome Members and the public to the meeting of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. The public items of the meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and a Record of Proceedings will be published. I'd like to…
