, 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)
Yes, move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 5: Artificial avoidance arrangements (Amendments 20, 23 and 8)
Thank you, Chair. It is important that any proposal to introduce new legislation-making powers can be supported and justified. This is also in line with the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee's findings. They found that the general avoidance…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 5: Artificial avoidance arrangements (Amendments 20, 23 and 8)
Thank you, Chair. I'll speak to my amendments 20 and 23. Amendment 20 calls for section 13 of the Bill to be removed from the Bill as there is not enough specific information to demonstrate the need for the power that section 13 provides. Section 13 of the…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 4: Non-domestic rating multipliers (Amendments 18, 19, 44 and 22)
I move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 4: Non-domestic rating multipliers (Amendments 18, 19, 44 and 22)
Yes, I move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 4: Non-domestic rating multipliers (Amendments 18, 19, 44 and 22)
A common theme I think we'll have throughout: what is an exceptional circumstance and what's not? I don't know what the actual formal categorisation of that is, and I would have thought tax increases or multiplier increases are quite exceptional circumstances…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 4: Non-domestic rating multipliers (Amendments 18, 19, 44 and 22)
Thank you, Chair. Amendments 18 and 19 call on Welsh Ministers to undertake consultation with people they deem appropriate before making regulations that introduce differential multipliers for the calculation of NDR liability for hereditaments in Wales. They…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 3: Powers to confer or withdraw exemptions (Amendments 16, 17 and 21)
Yes, move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 3: Powers to confer or withdraw exemptions (Amendments 16, 17 and 21)
Thank you, Chair. I'd like to reiterate that it is a longstanding parliamentary principle that significantly changes to local taxation should be made by primary legislation, as transparency and accountability is highly important when it comes to making local…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 3: Powers to confer or withdraw exemptions (Amendments 16, 17 and 21)
Thank you, Chair. I'll speak to my amendments 16, 17 and 21. Amendment 16 calls for section 9 of the Bill to be removed from the Bill, as section 9 is where broad powers to make subordinate legislation are being taken with no firm evidence or policy aim in…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 2: Non-domestic rating reliefs (Amendments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 1, 24, 5, 38, 39 and 41)
Yes, move, Chair.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 2: Non-domestic rating reliefs (Amendments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 1, 24, 5, 38, 39 and 41)
Yes, move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 2: Non-domestic rating reliefs (Amendments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 1, 24, 5, 38, 39 and 41)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 2: Non-domestic rating reliefs (Amendments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 1, 24, 5, 38, 39 and 41)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 2: Non-domestic rating reliefs (Amendments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 1, 24, 5, 38, 39 and 41)
Yes, move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 2: Non-domestic rating reliefs (Amendments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 1, 24, 5, 38, 39 and 41)
Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Cabinet Secretary. There is significant need for transparency and accountability, especially where ratepayers are likely to be impacted, and it's for that reason that we'll continue to push for more transparency with any…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 2: Non-domestic rating reliefs (Amendments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 1, 24, 5, 38, 39 and 41)
Thank you, Chair. I will speak to my amendments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 38, 39 and 41. While our first amendment removes the whole of section 5 of the Bill, which will remove the ability for Welsh Ministers to confer, vary and withdraw reliefs from…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Antecedent valuation date (Amendment 9)
As I say, it was probing amendment, and you've given further clarity, Cabinet Secretary. This isn't an amendment I will be taking to the vote.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 1: Antecedent valuation date (Amendment 9)
Thank you, Chair, and thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important Bill. As you pointed out, there's just one amendment, amendment 9, here, and this is a probing amendment. It's to request clarification on any Government policy…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Economic policy
Well, I welcome that, yes, Carolyn. I apologise for not recognising you recognise the good work of the UK Government. But it was interesting, I was watching the Welsh Labour party political broadcast the other day, and I was really surprised that there were…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Economic policy
Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to thank my colleague Sam Kurtz for opening this debate, and all those of you who have taken part. It's a debate that has to be had, as the people of Wales need to know how bad things are here, and, after 25 years of Labour control…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Times are certainly difficult for local government. Not only is money tight, as we've both said, public expectation and demographic need continue to grow. We can't ignore the election discourse, and whilst individual Cabinet…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
6. What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the challenges facing local authority budgets? OQ61244
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Thank you for that. I'm carrying on with this theme a bit because it's really important, I think, that local government is seen as a fundamental player in driving lots of things. I sadly feel that, sometimes in this place, local government isn't considered…
