Results 41–60 of 900 for speaker:Carl Sargeant

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Ex-servicepeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: What we’re trying to establish here is a national solution to the problems, as well as here in Wales. What we’re trying to do is identify service leavers who want to be supported and therefore give them a pathway to change. I think it’s incumbent on the UK Government, in terms of how they deal with ex-service personnel—and I’ve raised this with Ministers on several occasions about...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: The Rehabilitation of Offenders (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: As with all prison estate across Wales, there is an agreement between the UK Government and Welsh Government in terms of a cost-needs assessment on additional services required. I can assure the Member, irrespective of if and when a prison does appear anywhere in Wales, there is a discussion with the UK Government to ensure that we have the right amount of services and finances to deal with...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Ex-servicepeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: Thank you. Our priority is to ensure that we provide effective services that meet the needs in areas such as health, housing and employment. Examples of these are the housing pathway and the work Veterans NHS Wales are undertaking in the delivery of research trials to alleviate mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: The Rehabilitation of Offenders (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: I think the Member is right to raise the issue, but I did create a working group that looked at prison leavers in terms of housing solutions. I will write to the Member with the details of that group and what the outcomes of that were.

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: The Rehabilitation of Offenders (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: Despite the rehabilitation of offenders in Wales being a matter for the UK Government, we work closely with Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, for example, through our support for the women’s pathfinder diversion programme.

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: The Rehabilitation of Offenders (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: I think what we mustn’t forget is, in a lot of these institutions, there are Welsh prisoners and we must think about their integration back into our society as well. A lot of the services around prisons are devolved services. So, health, education, et cetera, are devolved services and we have regular discussions about what the involvement is of Government in terms of their ability to help...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: The Welsh Housing Quality Standard (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: This is all measured within the business plans for associations and local authorities. We provide additional funding to ensure that they are no worse off. But it’s about making sure that housing is fit for the future and many households across all our constituencies are benefiting from this investment from Government and from the sector itself.

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: The Welsh Housing Quality Standard (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: I agree with the Member—it’s rather unusual, but, in terms of this point, he’s absolutely right in making sure that—. Actually, this is a clever investment for the future. It may cost a little bit more but it’s an investment for lower energy bills or decarbonisation; it ticks all of those boxes. I will be making an announcement shortly on the innovative housing schemes and it’s a...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: The Welsh Housing Quality Standard (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: Llywydd, this is a good news story for us as the quality of homes is so important to people’s well-being. It’s also vital for us in achieving many of our other goals as a Government, including improving the nation’s health and well-being. Investment in improving and building homes also has a huge potential to create jobs and training opportunities in areas like Rhianon Passmore’s...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: The Welsh Housing Quality Standard (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: I thank the Member for her question. All social landlords are on track to meet the standard by 2020. Latest annual statistics show that, at 31 March 2017, 192,302—86 per cent—of existing social housing now meet the standard, compared with 79 per cent for a year earlier. Over 15,000 households now live in better quality homes than in the previous year.

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: I’m really disappointed in the tone of the question from the Member. I’ve been in discussions with her, and many other Members, including Dai Rees, the local Member—[Interruption.] If the Members would like to listen, I’d be more than happy to answer the question. The fact of the matter is that this is a matter for the Ministry of Justice. We, as always, and with our land process,...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: I don’t have the detail on exactly when the correspondence was with NRW or otherwise. But I will ensure that the Member is communicated with in terms of that detail. But the Member should be also aware that, because this land is designed with a flood risk, there are opportunities for developers to mitigate against that. So, the Member is alluding to a state of fact, in terms of that land...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: There have been some discussions with authorities, but this is a matter for a different Minister. I will ask the Minister appropriate to write to the Member.

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: I can’t do just a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer there, because there were lots of questions, but if the Member bears with me—. The land that the Member mentions was part of a long list of land that is available to any developer, whether that be from the Ministry of Justice or any other commercial operation, and it is not abnormal for us to do that. Is there a covenant on the land? I...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: The issues around stop and search are a matter for the UK Government and policing but, actually, I don’t think stop and search in itself is helpful in delivering services for people who need to be supported. Our Supporting People programme, along with our substance misuse policy, is designed to help people back into what would be considered a normal way of life, whatever that actually...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: Drug use and substance misuse is on the increase, but we are seeing an effect of welfare reform having an impact on individuals moving into that space. But let’s not forget that people who are suffering from drug and alcohol or substance misuse are human beings too. We have to think carefully about how we are able to support them in making sure that we can act appropriately to take them off...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 places a duty on Government and public sector bodies. We are working with organisations external to the public sector in the third sector. Llamau, the Wallich and other organisations are very keen to understand how best placed we should use this money. I’m not an expert in this field, but they are, and I want to work with them to make...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: The Member could have been a little bit more generous in his observations. This wasn’t money put back into the system; this was additional money. This Labour Government here in Wales has put in an additional £10 million for two years to tackle homelessness—£6 million of that into the revenue support grant and £4 million into my budget line. I can’t guarantee what that will look like,...

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: We’ve had no indication of any additional funding coming to Wales on that particular point.

2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children: The Impact of Welfare Reforms on South-east Wales (18 Oct 2017)

Carl Sargeant: Yes, the Member is right to raise this point, and I’ve worked with Bethan Jenkins in terms of financial literacy; it’s a really important point. But, for many of these people who are undergoing universal credit roll-out, the problem is they don’t have any money. The problem is that to have savings or otherwise is a luxury. This programme is flawed. I’m grateful for the Member’s...


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