, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Okay, great. Thank you. And that covers it, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Absolutely, yes. I'm just going to ask really briefly whether you would agree that we don't have sufficient numbers of people with the right skills to be able to deliver a future programme at present. If so, what needs to be done in order to develop that…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Yes, definitely. For what it's worth, I think a single scheme probably makes sense, but with very clear strands—having that single gateway for entry into enquiries, and then for the professionals to be able to deal with those enquiries, rather than expect the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Thanks, Chair. First of all, I'd welcome any views on whether the successor programme or programmes should operate separately, or whether there should be one programme that can cover all strands of the work that needs to be carried out in terms of…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
No problem. Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
And is there a correlation, do you know, Matthew, between levels of engagement and then subsequently, if you like, the number of proprieties that are owned by private landlords that are brought up to certain standards, better standards, in terms of energy…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Okay. Okay, thanks. And in terms of local authorities again, what role do you think there might be for councils to engage with private landlords in explaining the benefits of improving the fabric and energy efficiency of properties? And is there, again, the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 2
Thanks, Chair, yes. A bit of a technical question on what would be required, really, in terms of support for local authorities if minimum energy efficiency standards were to be changed to EPC level C or B. And is it even viable to enforce—is it possible to…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Thanks. I think that pretty much answers it. Victoria, is there anything you'd like to add to that? No. Okay. Thanks, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Okay. Great. Thanks. I'm just going to ask now about skills as well, and the skill set amongst the workers of Wales. Do we have sufficient numbers of people skilled in the required areas to meet our decarbonisation and energy, insulation and fuel poverty…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
What about one programme with two separate strands? Part of the problem with having different programmes is you have different administration systems that lead to—well, the—[Inaudible.]—effect where you have a huge proportion of funding just taken up with…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
No problem. Thanks, Jonathan. Victoria.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Okay. Thank you.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Okay.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Can I just come in on that just briefly, then, Jonathan? Sorry, just for absolute clarity there. How would that play alongside the economy futures fund, which is operated by a different department from Government, which focuses investment in those businesses…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes programme: Evidence session 1
Yes, thanks, Chair. Some of the question has been answered to a degree. In brief, though, if we could get an assessment of whether a single programme is at all possible—a single programme that tackles both fuel poverty and decarbonisation simultaneously, or…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—Evidence session 1
Thanks. Just two really quick questions, then. Are there any certain groups that are disproportionately affected, for example girls or LGBTQ+ pupils? And then secondly, you report that sexual harassment has become normalised; what impact is this then having…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—Evidence session 1
I think what might help is if you can point to any further reading that you'd suggest to us, particularly in terms of the impact on the educational progress and lifelong mental health impacts. Delyth.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—Evidence session 1
Thanks, Chair. There's some fascinating work by Gabor Maté regarding the authentic self and the impact that early years trauma can have in terms of a person progressing to adulthood feeling that they're authentic, being able to express themselves, and the…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Peer-on-peer sexual harassment among learners—Evidence session 1
Thanks, Chair. Just a quick question about evidence and data. How confident are you that there is a sufficiently robust baseline of data and evidence to demonstrate that this is an escalating problem? This could take up quite some time, so it might not be for…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Great. Thanks, commissioner. Chair, that's all from me.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Okay. Thank you. Do you think it's fair to assert that, by limiting it to a specific cohort rather than introducing a pilot across a community, we won't necessarily see, through the pilot, the sort of cultural change that takes place within a population, the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Great. Thank you. And then, finally, on universal basic income, the pilot that the Government is funding will come at a cost of £20 million if the budget for it is used in full. It's not exactly what you were proposing, nonetheless it is a pilot. It should…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Great. Thanks. Has there been any response so far? I don't know whether you'd be able to share any confidential discussions that you might have had with Ministers or advisers, but is there anything that you could share with us that would indicate what the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thanks, Chair. Commissioner, just a couple of questions on universal basic income and a shorter working week. First of all, are you able to share the key findings of your research into a shorter working week, and have you had an opportunity to present those…
