, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 13: Review on use of powers (Amendments 37 and 40)
Yes, move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 13: Review on use of powers (Amendments 37 and 40)
Yes, I will.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 13: Review on use of powers (Amendments 37 and 40)
Thanks, Chair, and thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I've basically put these forward to support the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, who had the same concerns. I hope Members will perhaps consider it, and consider what that committee said. I…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 13: Review on use of powers (Amendments 37 and 40)
Thank you, Chair. These amendments will require the Welsh Ministers to undertake a review of the powers proposed in sections 5, 9, 10 and 18 of the Bill and to publish the conclusions of that review by the end of 2029, as it will be important for these powers…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 12: Revaluation preparedness (Amendment 36)
Thank you, Chair. As I said, it was a probing amendment looking for clarity, and I think you've given the clarity of what you will be doing to monitor those organisations. With that in mind, Chair, I'll remove 36. I don't wish to vote on 36.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 12: Revaluation preparedness (Amendment 36)
Thank you, Chair. This is a probing amendment to call for the Cabinet Secretary to clarify the arrangements in place between (1) the Welsh Government and (2) the Valuation Office Agency and the Valuation Tribunal for Wales, under which the Welsh Government…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 10: Council tax increases (Amendments 35 and 43)
Thank you. I knew what the answer would be. I think Luke hit it on the head in many ways: we have not got a sustainable way of funding local authorities at the moment, and the default position is to fall back on leaders of councils to have no choice but to…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 10: Council tax increases (Amendments 35 and 43)
Thank you, Chair. These amendments will require a local referendum to be called in prescribed circumstances, as council tax increases will have a direct impact on all citizens in Wales. It is for this reason that their voices and the voices of councils should…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 9: Council tax revaluation (Amendments 2, 3 and 34)
Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Amendment 34 was a probing amendment, really, seeking more clarity, which you've given now. So, Chair, I won't be putting that forward for a vote.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Publication of notices (Amendment 33)
Yes, I have.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Publication of notices (Amendment 33)
Thank you. Councils do have the choice, we know, but I think removing the requirement for them to publish is almost abdicating responsibility as a Government to make sure that the people of Wales—all people of Wales—get access to the information they've got…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Publication of notices (Amendment 33)
Thank you, Chair. This amendment calls for section 20 of the Bill to be removed. This will ensure that changes to council tax notices will continue to be printed in newspapers. While there has been a move of most things online, it is important to note that…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Yes, move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Yes, move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Yes, move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Yes, I will. Thank you.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I'd just like to reiterate the importance of specifying the percentage of the discount on single person occupancy. Often, these people are, through no fault of their own—. They're often elderly, they're in…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 7: Council tax discounts (Amendments 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32)
Thank you, Chair. There are concerns around the reasonings for the wider powers being sought in section 18 of the Bill, as there are no specific policies in mind. In addition to this, provisions relating to council tax disregards and discounts should be…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 6: Information to be provided to the valuation officer (Amendments 6, 7, 4 and 42)
Thank you, and I thank the Cabinet Secretary. On 42, this amendment calls, as we know, for a required draft Order commencing the provisions of section 12 in the Bill, concerning new information duties on ratepayers for hereditaments in Wales, to be approved…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 5: Artificial avoidance arrangements (Amendments 20, 23 and 8)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 5: Artificial avoidance arrangements (Amendments 20, 23 and 8)
Move.
