Janet Finch-Saunders: Yes, yes. You have a rolling programme of surveys. He has 15 minutes, doesn't he? He's on 10. [Interruption.] Yes, I know. Okay. Some leaseholders have been given the impression by their developers that they may not accept the outcome of the surveys. I've got one lady who I've mentioned before—£75,000 18 months ago, and has not received a penny back. These people deserve better, Minister....
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, Rhys, for bringing forward this debate on a truly awful situation, and for speaking so passionately and eloquently on just a few people of the thousands that this is affecting. Now, the Minister, as you mentioned, provided a helpful update yesterday, but our Welsh residents deserve a clearer timeline. We know that £375 million has been allocated to fund remediation work between...
Janet Finch-Saunders: You said that you’d take interventions. Alun, you cannot deny that we’ve had 25 years of devolution. Public transport is devolved. You cannot throw this one back at the UK Government, however much you try.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Yes, of course.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Right. As a colleague here, we are elected as Members of the Welsh Parliament, Senedd Cymru, here, so my concern is—. I would imagine that MPs over in England will be holding to account, if they need to, the UK Government, but it's my job to scrutinise this Government and Lee Waters in particular. Now then, I do remain disappointed, Deputy Minister, that, alongside Transport for Wales,...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Thank you, Plaid Cymru, for this debate today. I will support the unamended motion, which rightly notes the serious concern that we are facing in Wales, with mass cancellations of transport services leaving communities across Wales feeling very isolated. That public transport crisis has already hit us in Aberconwy, and we, my constituents, have been left without the means to get to work,...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Will you take a quick intervention? Very quick.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Right, okay. I've been made aware this week of an 82-year-old lady who was diagnosed with stomach cancer, very late stage, in December—not heard anything, and we're now at the end of March. Do you think that is the product of a well-functioning health board? Time after time after time I've raised these concerns with you, with the Minister, here in this place. Do you not agree with me, when...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Thank you. I'm sure you'll agree with me that the north Wales growth deal, made possible by funding from the UK Government, represents a fantastic opportunity for investment and jobs in north Wales. I also hope you'll agree that local businesses should be encouraged to do everything they can to apply for funding as part of this deal. This includes our rural and agricultural sector, who also...
Janet Finch-Saunders: 1. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Economy regarding the north Wales growth deal? OQ59294
Janet Finch-Saunders: Minister, can I thank you again for bringing forward this statement, in particular the fact that it's come forward a lot sooner than it was indicated? We were expecting a statement—I wouldn't even say of this nature—but we were expecting to hear something from you between Easter and summer, so the fact you've come forward today with it, I think, will provide much reassurance to a lot of...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch yn fawr, Minister, for bringing forward, today, this statement on this Bill. As a party, we absolutely support this, and we have, over the years, religiously made many calls to the Welsh Government to bring this Bill forward and quickly. This, of course, was a key campaign pledge and manifesto pledge of the First Minister. So, it is a little disappointing that it has now taken some...
Janet Finch-Saunders: I would like to request two statements. I found out last week that Conwy County Borough Council is paying its own care home 57 per cent more than privately-run care homes who are providing the same, exact level of care. Conwy's awarding itself £1,136 per resident per week, whilst only paying just over half that amount—£721—towards the care costs of the vulnerable residents in...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch. First Minister, increasing house prices have left young people feeling they've been effectively priced out of the market, with many worried that they will never be able to get their feet on the housing ladder. It's clear to everyone that the target of building 12,000 homes a year here in Wales has been missed repeatedly for years. Your Government only delivered 5,273 houses in...
Janet Finch-Saunders: 6. What steps is the First Minister taking to increase the number of new homes built in Wales? OQ59291
Janet Finch-Saunders: Thank you. And then, another issue that arose was the moneys that you have spent on registered social housing, so £8.7 million, and £1.9 million provided to Cardiff Community Housing Association. I understand there are two blocks in the bay here where the ones having the remediation are registered social landlords, and that private owners of property just have to stand by and see these...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Yes, so tell us how you’re spending it, how much of that £375 million is left, and will you honour these surveys that these victims actually then—? They’re trying to sort this issue out themselves. Thank you.
Janet Finch-Saunders: Thank you. I think that’s probably the largest amount of information we’ve heard so far going forward of what has been done so far and what more needs to be done. One of the issues that arose at the meeting I held was the cost of these surveys. There was one lady—and she had no reason to mislead us in any way—who made it clear she had two of these properties, and she actually was...
Janet Finch-Saunders: Diolch, Llywydd. It is now five years and nine months that have passed since Grenfell. For 2,099 days, hundreds of Welsh residents have been living in fear regarding the integrity of their own properties and risk of fire. Between 2017-18 and 2021-22, there were 1,323 fires in purpose-built blocks of flats, and 514 fires in buildings that have been converted into flats. Now, you must be aware...
Janet Finch-Saunders: The second one—
