8. Statement by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: The Climate Emergency

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:04 pm on 1 July 2020.

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Photo of David Melding David Melding Conservative 4:04, 1 July 2020

Minister, I notice that the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales devoted a lot of her recent report to housing and noted that less than half of the new homes that we need to build each year are currently being built, and emissions from the housing sector, although down by nearly a third since 1990, that decrease has slowed considerably in recent years. So, it seems to me that we need to set a target that’s much more ambitious for new house building and we need to build better. So, will you now look at this and work with your colleague Julie James to ensure that it receives both the policy and the financial priority needed to make housing fit for a cleaner environment?