7. Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Building Safety

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:48 pm on 14 December 2021.

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Photo of Mike Hedges Mike Hedges Labour 5:48, 14 December 2021

This is something that I've asked for over a period of time; it's a matter of serious concern. Like the Minister, who has got the development on the other side of the river, I've got the SA1 development, where a number of these properties are. One of the biggest problems, though, Minister, is that some of these were built by organisations that have gone out of business, such as Carillion, which built some of them. The difficulty of getting any money out of them, even if we had the ability to do so, is something that is a matter of concern. As I said, I very much welcome the proposal. I think that the Minister is certainly moving in the right direction on this. But are you going to give us further updates as we move forward? Whilst there is some money in the pot, it's certainly not going to be enough, is it, to solve the problems of everybody in one of these properties. You talked about how you're going to look to prioritise not the date people apply but reaching the people who are most in need. I very much welcome that, but will you be able to contact, or will one of your officials be able to contact, those in the two areas in my constituency, at South Quay and Altamar, where we've got a large number of people there, just to talk them through it? They've had your statement today, because I've sent it to them, but will your officials be able to talk to them and explain to them exactly where they are, and how they are going to be affected?