Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice – in the Senedd at 1:43 pm on 1 March 2023.

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Photo of Jane Hutt Jane Hutt Labour 1:43, 1 March 2023

Well, I'm sure all of those you've engaged with in north Wales, including local authorities, will have contributed to the latest consultation on the Welsh housing quality standard. The Welsh housing quality standard has been very important in terms of the standards in social housing, which you will recognise across Wales have been second to none. But it has had to be revised and reviewed in terms of the circumstances, and also our ambitions in terms of moving to net zero with the 20,000 social housing target that we've got. And, of course, that does mean that the Welsh housing quality standard is taking into account all of the issues that you raise. 

But, as I said, the budget has been there. The funding has been made available by the Minister for Climate Change, in terms of the investment in retrofit for our social housing, and, indeed, the Welsh housing quality standard will move forward as a result of this consultation.