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The Non-Domestic Rating (Value of Differential Multipliers) (Wales) Regulations 2026
I thank Heledd Fychan for what she said about Plaid Cymru's support for what is before the Senedd today. I'm sure that, after all the work that Luke Fletcher did to draw the Senedd's attention to the new possibilities, he'll be pleased to hear what the Member…
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The Non-Domestic Rating (Value of Differential Multipliers) (Wales) Regulations 2026
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. Thanks to the Chair of the LJC committee for their detailed oversight of the proposals. Mike Hedges is right in his account to the Senedd of the Welsh Government's response.
, Plenary
The Non-Domestic Rating (Value of Differential Multipliers) (Wales) Regulations 2026
I'm grateful to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee for their consideration of these regulations, and I urge Members to approve these regulations today.
, Plenary
The Non-Domestic Rating (Value of Differential Multipliers) (Wales) Regulations 2026
Last year, we confirmed plans to introduce differential multipliers for non-domestic rates. In November, the Senedd approved regulations that specify the application of new retail and higher multipliers. Today's regulations prescribe the values of the…
, Plenary
The Non-Domestic Rating (Value of Differential Multipliers) (Wales) Regulations 2026
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. I move the motion.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 13: Coming into force (Amendments 50, 51, 87, 88)
Well, just to thank all Members for the spirit in which this morning's proceedings have been conducted. I'm grateful to those Members who've indicated a willingness to discuss further some of the issues that have been discussed here this morning in advance of…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 13: Coming into force (Amendments 50, 51, 87, 88)
Thank you, Chair. The first amendment in this group, amendment 50, makes it clear that section 55, the section that introduces a duty to publish guidance in respect of licensing, is not part of the procedural provisions that should come into force on the day…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 12: Regulation-making powers (Amendments 74, 47A, 47, 86)
Thank you, Chair. The only Government amendment in this group is amendment 47. That makes certain regulation-making powers at sections 27, 28 and 40 of the Bill, subject to the Senedd approval procedure. Those powers relate to provisional licences, fees and…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 11: Review of operation and effect of Act (Amendments 44A, 44)
No, thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 11: Review of operation and effect of Act (Amendments 44A, 44)
Then of course I will follow your directions, Chair. The amendments in this group would create a statutory duty to undertake a post-implementation review of the Bill, as Stage 1 committees recommended this amendment. I've brought it forward as amendment 44…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 11: Review of operation and effect of Act (Amendments 44A, 44)
Sorry, the information I had in front of me was that the lead amendment would be Rhys's amendment.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 11: Review of operation and effect of Act (Amendments 44A, 44)
I beg your pardon, is this group 11?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 10: Visitor accommodation directory (Amendments 39, 40, 41)
Chair, thank you. These three amendments deal with the information that can be included in the visitor accommodation directory established by the Bill. The directory combines information from the register of licences, created under section 36 of this Bill…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 9: Licence fees (Amendments 81, 82, 73)
Thank you, Chair. I've heard the case set out by Sam Kurtz for his two amendments and will ask Government supporters to support those two amendments. Amendment 73 from Rhys ab Owen is another new bureaucratic measure. There are already requirements for the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 8: Enforcement and offences (Amendments 31, 33, 34, 72, 83, 42, 43)
I'm happy to move to a vote, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 8: Enforcement and offences (Amendments 31, 33, 34, 72, 83, 42, 43)
Thank you, Chair. I'll begin with amendments 31, 42 and 43, all of which respond to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's recommendations on powers in the Bill to create offences. Amendment 31 removes the power to specify offences from…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 7: Licences: general (Amendments 27, 71, 29, 30, 79, 80, 84)
I'm grateful to Sam Kurtz for that indication. And just in response, finally, to Rhys, what my amendments in this group do is to provide the flexibility for longer licences in the future. In the immediate term, a one-year licence, given that many of the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 7: Licences: general (Amendments 27, 71, 29, 30, 79, 80, 84)
Thank you, Chair. I'll begin with Government amendments in this group, and then I'll respond to some of the opposition party amendments. I'll begin with amendment 27. Amendment 27 removes subsection 24(1) in relation to remedial notices. Now, remedial notices…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 6: Licence applications (Amendments 14, 15, 76, 16, 17, 77, 19, 20, 78, 21, 22, 23, 24, 48)
Just to reply to that one point, if I could, Chair, the Bill will not operate on an open-ended time limit. The Bill operates according to the principles of the provision of services regulations. Those regulations require that a timescale has to be published…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 6: Licence applications (Amendments 14, 15, 76, 16, 17, 77, 19, 20, 78, 21, 22, 23, 24, 48)
Thank you, Chair. I'll start with the amendments in this group that relate to the way a determination is made about fitness in relation to a licence application. I'll then move on to cover the amendments that deal with the way inspections work as part of any…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 5: Licence conditions (Amendments 6, 61, 8, 62, 9, 63, 13, 36, 37)
Chair, thank you. As I said in my opening remarks, I'm persuaded by the case that Luke Fletcher has made this morning, and indeed by the case that Jenny Rathbone made at Stage 1 of our debates, that it is reasonable for accommodation providers to ensure that…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 5: Licence conditions (Amendments 6, 61, 8, 62, 9, 63, 13, 36, 37)
Chair, thank you. I'll begin if I could with amendments 6, 36 and 37, all of which relate to the way in which conditions could be attached to licences for caravan sites and campsites, if they are brought into the scheme in future. Chair, you'll remember that…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 4: Minor and technical amendments (Amendments 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 7, 10, 11, 12, 18, 25, 26, 28, 32, 35, 45, 46, 49)
Chair, thank you very much. I apologise for the lengthy list of technical amendments. I will try to be as brief as I can while still providing a proper explanation to the committee about the purpose and effect of these amendments. The largest group in this…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 3: Fitness of visitor accommodation premises (Amendments 75, 3, 4, 5A, 5, 38, 85)
Thank you, Chair. Well, as you've heard from Sam Kurtz, amendment 75 would replace the general fitness standard with a power to prescribe a more limited standard in regulation, subject to Senedd approval, via amendment 85 and would remove the amenity…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 2: Meaning of visitor accommodation (Amendments 68, 69, 70, 1, 2)
Thank you, Chair. I'll first deal with the Government amendments in this group. Amendment 1 extends the scope of the regulation-making power in section 5 of the Bill to allow it to also amend the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act…
