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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Wales: A community of communities
… implement the power rather than co-production? What consideration have you given to the February 2022 Institute of Welsh Affairs's 'Our Land: Communities and Land Use' report, which found that Welsh communities are the least empowered …
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
… for Wales, despite them being an exceedingly poor fit for the Welsh tax base. Now, a recent Institute of Welsh Affairs report stated that if you were designing an efficient system of income taxation for Wales, then the …
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Income tax devolution
… when it comes to its limited tax powers, and, to quote a recent report by the Institute of Welsh Affairs on this matter, as a nation we are 'in the relatively uncommon position of having little control' over …
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Deputy Minister, an Institute of Welsh Affairs report published last year described communities in Wales as the least empowered in Britain. It further stated that people are facing an arduous and demoralising process to save …
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Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: 'Community Assets'
… recognise their value to the community and to the wider well-being of the nation. The Institute of Welsh Affairs has even said of Welsh communities that they appear to be some of the least empowered on this …
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Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: 'Community Assets'
… local communities when they attempt to assume control of these community assets, and, as stated by the Institute of Welsh Affairs, Welsh communities appear to be among the least empowered in Great Britain, with the limited system that …
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Debate on the Local Government and Housing Committee Report: 'Community Assets'
… taking forward several of our recommendations and those made by notable stakeholders, including Cwmpas and the Institute of Welsh Affairs. It is therefore crucial that work to establish a commission begins as a matter of urgency, so that …
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government's response to the Chancellor's statement on the medium-term fiscal plan
… terms of driving certain behaviours, but also raising public finances. I think that the work that the Institute of Welsh Affairs, which I’ve referred to, has been doing is really helpful in this space as well. The …
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Statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Welsh Government's response to the Chancellor's statement on the medium-term fiscal plan
… look like. I think that that is a discussion that is ongoing. It's very live. The Institute of Welsh Affairs is doing some really interesting work at the moment in that kind of space, to try and …
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Questions to the First Minister
… you, First Minister. In terms of borrowing powers, I wanted to ask for your reflections on the Institute of Welsh Affairs's latest publication, 'Fiscal Firepower: Effective Policy-Making in Wales', which calls for reform of the Welsh …
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
… not offer quite the same empowerment as enjoyed by communities in England or, particularly, Scotland. February's Institute of Welsh Affairs 'Our Land: Communities and Land Use' report found that Welsh communities are the least empowered in Britain …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the private housing sector - evidence session 1
… the group that I chair, and I've also read the piece that he wrote for the Institute of Welsh Affairs. I think, actually, theirs is a slightly more nuanced approach than the headlines. They want to increase …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… destruction contravened existing regulations, it could have been prevented had the site been in public ownership. The Institute of Welsh Affairs recently has published a report advocating passing a community empowerment Bill, which would enable communities to take …
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Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill
… made elsewhere in the United Kingdom would be legally allowed to be sold here. According to the Institute of Welsh Affairs, the internal market Act and its principles, which is totally inappropriately called 'mutual recognition'—there is only …
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The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… Could you please provide us with information in response to this concern? Now, I know that the Institute for Welsh Affairs proposes that the new restrictions, as we have heard already, will reduce regional inequalities and will improve …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Inquiry into community assets: evidence session 1
… inquiry into community assets, and our first evidence session, with Harry Thompson, economic policy lead with the Institute of Welsh Affairs, and Casey Edwards, community-led housing adviser with Cwmpas, Wales Co-operative Centre. Welcome to you both …
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Empowering communities
… conclusion of my response, that I welcome the recently published reports on community ownership from both the Institute of Welsh Affairs and the Wales Co-operative Centre, now Cwmpas. And I want to assure colleagues in the Senedd …
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Empowering communities
… the first time. It is therefore jarring to hear from a much-respected think tank like the Institute of Welsh Affairs that communities in Wales are the least empowered in the UK. The pandemic shows just how much …
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Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Empowering communities
… yet to reach a position where the support is available to empower these communities. The recently published Institute of Welsh Affairs report, 'Our Land: Communities and Land Use' offers several recommendations that, if enacted, would allow residents …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… simpler, more reliable working experiences from our homes, community hubs and so on. Recent research by the Institute of Welsh Affairs has highlighted exactly how upgrading the full fibre network would support decarbonisation, either by reusing existing ducts …