Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:07 pm on 28 February 2017.
Well, David Melding does give a balanced view about the site owners and those, of course, who are purchasing those homes on the park home sites. I am aware that there is a lot of concern that’s been raised; there’s a petition that’s also come forth. I think it is very important to again repeat that we have done more to protect home residents, which is crucial, than other parts of the UK. All park home sites in Wales have had to apply for a new licence, and I’ve said also about the fit-and-proper-person test. And we’ve allowed time for a stricter regulatory regime resulting from the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013, which, again, I’m glad to say was supported by the whole Assembly as it came through. In fact, I remember Peter Black was congratulated by Mark Isherwood when the Bill went through. But we must clearly look at the points that have been raised this afternoon, and that’s what the Cabinet Secretary is doing.