Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:51 pm on 5 April 2017.
Well, I think this, from an earlier question, is about what housing solutions are fit for the future and what their needs are. I haven’t got an issue with using HMOs if they’re appropriate for new housing solutions. I did visit, with Julie James and Mike Hedges actually, in Swansea, looking at HMO provision. Suzy, you would have been more than welcome, but I wasn’t familiar with your diary engagements. The fact of the matter is, what we’ve got to do is be innovative and look at all options for Wales. I think the HMO sector—. Because there have been developments of more student accommodation in block form, HMOs now are moving out of that system; therefore, there is an opportunity for us to use them.