Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:55 pm on 11 July 2018.
Bethan Sayed
Plaid Cymru
1:55,
11 July 2018
I wanted to ask a question about what discussions you’ve had with the housing Minister about trying to make social housing and council homes more energy efficient and better in this regard. Do you believe that councils need to be told that they need to do a certain level of work to make their homes more sustainable before they receive further grant funding from you as a Government? I know that there are examples throughout Wales of councils that are carrying out good work in this area, which can then have a positive impact on the Bills of the tenants, ultimately—they would have to spend less money on their bills as a result. So, what progressive work are you doing in this area?
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