Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 26 May 2021.
Thank you, First Minister, for your responses so far to the important points raised by Rhun. Certainly, there are some pressures that have been added to the housing market due to second home ownership, but, perhaps at a risk of being seen to be fiddling while Rome is burning if that becomes the primary focus in a way to support this important area of work, surely the most important thing to support this would actually be to see more homes being built. So, for example, your own Government's assessment of need in north Wales says that 1,600 homes should be built every year for the next 20 years. At the moment, that pace is only 1,200 homes a year. So, clearly, there's an issue there in the environment for investment to see homes being built. So, what will you be looking to do to improve that environment, to see more investment, more homes to be built, and therefore more people having access to those properties?