Jane Hutt: I'm very glad to support and take part in this debate addressing an issue that has been raised by, and is affecting, my constituents in the Vale of Glamorgan. As part of the regeneration of Barry, 3,500 houses are being built on the waterfont, with substantial levels of support for home buyers, which I welcome, from the Welsh Government's Help to Buy scheme. In fact, Dai Rees has drawn...
Jane Hutt: That is the point I'm following through and taking up. But it was important that I was able to raise that and get that response from the Minister. But I'm also aware that the Home Builders Federation has stated that they're working with their members to look at alternatives to leasehold, such as commonhold, using the right-to-manage legislation. I don't think that's been mentioned yet this...
Jane Hutt: First Minister, can I welcome your statement and the Welsh Government's trade policy paper? Of course, that paper shows that the Welsh economy would be disproportionately impacted by a hard Brexit, and identifies the sectors most at risk from tariffs—automotive, chemicals, steel and electrical engineering—while the aerospace industry is more at risk from non-tariff barriers. These are...
Jane Hutt: Cabinet Secretary, I do welcome the chief medical officer's annual report, and I welcome the focus on the adverse impact of gambling on public health. Dr Atherton, our CMO for Wales points to the fact that gambling has great potential to cause harm to individuals, families and society and he calls for better research and monitoring of the impact of gambling on health and for greater...
Jane Hutt: Can I just also very much welcome the statement by the leader of the house on the centenary of women's suffrage? We do, as you say, leader of the house, celebrate today the Representation of the People Act passed on 6 February 1918. It gave women the right to vote whilst also noting that women had to be over 30, and they, or their husband, had to meet a property qualification in order to...
Jane Hutt: Dirprwy Lywydd, as we mark the centenary of partial women's suffrage this week with the Representation of the People Act 1918 on 6 February 1918, today we'd like to pay tribute, I know, to women from Barry who played their part in the suffrage movement, including Annie Gwen Vaughan-Jones, who was the Secretary of the Cardiff and District Women's Suffrage Society. Annie was a student at the...
Jane Hutt: I'm very pleased to take part in this debate, and welcome the consultation that will ensue on 'A Parliament that Works for Wales'. I'm going to also make particular reference to the recommendations, which seek to widen the participation of women and young people in this Assembly, this Welsh Parliament. And I think it's appropriate that we consider these recommendations—I don't think it was...
Jane Hutt: I'm delighted to contribute to this debate on the legislative proposal on inclusive play, brought to the Chamber by Vikki Howells. This does provide us with the opportunity to take stock of progress since the groundbreaking play sufficiency legislation in the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010. Many Members—not here at this moment in this Chamber—contributed to that at the time....
Jane Hutt: Can I welcome the Cabinet Secretary's decision to test the new power with vacant land tax? It's helpful to know that the Republic of Ireland's vacant site levy provides a useful starting point for such a tax in Wales. Would he agree that such a tax could go some way to addressing the growing inequalities in wealth, and the way it's distributed, and that, of course, is exemplified in land...
Jane Hutt: 5. Will the Welsh Government carry out an environmental impact assessment following the decision by Natural Resources Wales to grant an operating licence for the Biomass UK No. 2 development in Barry? OAQ51760
Jane Hutt: Well, I welcome that. I think that is some progress, but do you also welcome, as I do, the statement yesterday from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales that she's considering how environmental permits are granted in Wales by Natural Resources Wales? She's written to NRW to ask them to demonstrate how the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 is being applied to the...
Jane Hutt: 4. Will the Cabinet Secretary clarify the terms and conditions for the £50 million EU transition fund? OAQ51762
Jane Hutt: Well, I welcome that response, Cabinet Secretary. I also welcome the Welsh Government's proactive engagement in securing Wales's future, not just with the announcement of the £50 million EU transition fund, but also the regional investment and trade issues plans. I'm also very pleased to be part of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee, which provides constructive...
Jane Hutt: Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the roll-out of the real living wage accreditation to employers as a result of the code of practice on ethical procurement?
Jane Hutt: Leader of the house, you'll be aware that we're at the start of Fairtrade Fortnight and will you join me in congratulating all those who won awards at the Wales for Africa ceremony recently at the National Museum, including Barry Town Council fair trade group and also the Dinas Powys fair trade group? They were highly commended, the Dinas Powys group, in both the communications and shoestring...
Jane Hutt: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement and your update on your discussions at the JMC. What's striking from this statement and the responses and questions is that you're seeking to be constructive but that's not being reciprocated by the UK Government. But I will welcome the commitment by the UK Government to involve devolved administrations in the second phase of negotiations at...
Jane Hutt: Will the First Minister reflect the needs of farmers in developing countries in representations made by the Welsh Government as part of Brexit negotiations?
Jane Hutt: Does the Cabinet Secretary welcome the contribution of volunteers in supporting veterans? Clearly, there are Royal British Legion volunteers, and I'm very pleased to be a member of the Barry branch of the British legion, which is doing so much not just in terms of raising money through the poppy appeal, but also through local initiatives such as Woody's Lodge—and I know David Melding has...
Jane Hutt: Can I also thank Mick Antoniw for his report and your predecessor, Huw Irranca-Davies, and also thank all the members of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee for this important report? I think the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee is an example of very robust cross-party working, and I've seen that in terms of the reports that have come through. It's vitally...
Jane Hutt: Yesterday, we heard about the latest JMC(EN)—the European negotiations JMC— proposals about devolved administrations. It was disappointing to hear from the Cabinet Secretary—although he was wanting to be constructive and positive—when he said that they came to a JMC meeting and there was no paper in advance of the proposals, which, of course, are proposals that have a very...
