3. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:17 pm on 15 October 2019.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 3:17, 15 October 2019

Well, our position is that this is a retrograde move and it makes things even more difficult for local authorities and is particularly concerning now because business cases for all kinds of things that local authorities have been planning on—for example, regeneration activities, social housing and other investment—will now need to be reassessed again in light of this development, in terms of trying to explore what is affordable locally and what they're able to plan for. But these are concerns that I will certainly be raising.