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(1. In the Partnership Agreement we said that we would look at ways of gi\
ving more rate relief to small )Tj
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(2. Our proposals for a rate relief scheme for small businesses, which we\
will discuss later this )Tj
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(morning, will, in the longer term, significantly reduce the rate burden \
on all small businesses whether )Tj
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(3. However, primary legislation will be required to give effect to the s\
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(happen before 2003-04. In the meantime, we have been consulting local go\
vernment on how we )Tj
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(might encourage councils to grant more discretionary relief to small rur\
al businesses and sports clubs. )Tj
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(At present they contribute 25% to the cost of discretionary rate relief.\
This is raised locally through the )Tj
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(council tax. The Assembly meets the remaining 75% from the non-domestic \
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(4. In the light of the responses we received, I have decided to reduce t\
he amount councils have to )Tj
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(contribute to 10%. This means that for the same impact on council tax, c\
ouncils will be able to give )Tj
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(more relief to existing recipients or grant new relief to businesses who\
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(5. This is a modest change, but one, which will have very real benefits \
for small rural businesses and )Tj
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(voluntary sports clubs, as well as the wider communities they serve. Thi\
s would be at no extra cost to )Tj
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(council taxpayers. The cost, if any, to the Assembly would be modest.)Tj
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(6. Because of timing constraints imposed on us by primary legislation, u\
nfortunately it is too late to )Tj
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(implement these changes for the coming financial year. However, I will b\
ring forward legislation in the )Tj
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(autumn that will give effect to the changes in the 2002-03 financial yea\
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(7. During the Local Government Revenue Settlement debate in Plenary on 6\
February, Pauline )Tj
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(Jarman expressed some concern about billing and collection of council ta\
x. In particular, she was )Tj
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(concerned that the current arrangements, whereby billing authorities col\
lect council tax not only for )Tj
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(themselves but also on behalf of precepting authorities \(i.e. police au\
thorities and community )Tj
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(councils\), cloud the accountability issue. In the light of this I have \
considered whether there is a need )Tj
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(to re-examine the regulations to see whether council tax collected by un\
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(8. The Council Tax \(Demand Notices\) \(Wales\) Regulations 1993 make pr\
ovision for the content of the )Tj
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(council tax demand notice. The regulations stipulate that the bill must \
contain, amongst other things, )Tj
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(the amount set by the billing authority in accordance with section 30 of\
the Local Government Finance )Tj
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(Act 1992 and the amount calculated by the major precepting authority in \
accordance with section 47 )Tj
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(of the 1992 Act. The council tax bill is therefore a consolidated bill w\
hich represents the council tax set )Tj
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(for all the local authorities in the area. The total amount shown on the\
bill is broken down into the )Tj
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(amounts being raised by the major precepting authority, e.g. the police \
authority, and if appropriate, )Tj
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(the local precepting authority \(the town or community council\). Taxpay\
ers are, therefore, able to see )Tj
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(that the bill does not just pay for local services but also for the poli\
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(9. The regulations also make provision for certain financial and other i\
nformation to accompany the )Tj
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(bill. This will include information on the expenditure of the local auth\
ority and the precepting authority )Tj
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(for all services administered by it. Taxpayers are, therefore, able to s\
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(and, by virtue of this, should be able to identify clear lines of accoun\
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(10. The alternative, one council, one bill, would mean that a taxpayer c\
ould in some cases receive 3 )Tj
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(separate bills, \(plus three separate explanatory leaflets\) arriving at\
different times, which could mean )Tj
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(three separate payment arrangements. This would undoubtedly lead to conf\
usion for the taxpayer. It )Tj
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(would also be administratively costly for councils to administer.)Tj
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(11. I have written along these lines to Pauline Jarman and have asked of\
ficials to keep this matter in )Tj
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(view through the Local Taxation Working Group.)Tj
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(Publicising the activities of care & repair agencies in Wales )Tj
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(12. Care & Repair Cymru has received permission to extend its publicity \
arrangements to take in GP )Tj
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(Surgeries, hospital waiting rooms, public libraries and other communal w\
aiting areas. This will )Tj
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(increase awareness of the service that Care & Repair Cymru and the indiv\
idual Care & Repair )Tj
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(agencies provide for elderly and disabled people who wish to stay in the\
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(13. Care & Repair Cymru have also been working closely with Eaga Partner\
ship Ltd \(the Home )Tj
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(Energy Efficiency Scheme HEES manager\). They plan a close working relat\
ionship between individual )Tj
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(Care & Repair agencies and Eaga for both marketing the HEES scheme and i\
n surveying properties )Tj
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(for heating and insulation matters )Tj
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(14. At the Committee meeting on 24 January, at which the Home Energy Con\
servation Act progress )Tj
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(report was considered, I agreed to provide a further briefing paper on t\
he development of home )Tj
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(energy efficiency policies. That report was forwarded to the Chair last \
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(Housing and planning aspects of houses in multiple occupation \(HMOs\))Tj
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(15. I have given further consideration to the issue of bringing the envi\
ronmental health and land use )Tj
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(planning standards closer together for houses in multiple occupation.)Tj
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(16. This is a complex issue which arose out of the LGH Committee meeting\
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( June 2000. Our )Tj
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(National Housing Strategy has reaffirmed our commitment to reform legisl\
ation on HMOs including the )Tj
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(introduction of a mandatory system of licensing. This will provide bette\
r managed, better quality and )Tj
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(safer HMO accommodation affording better protection for tenants. Althoug\
h licensing will require )Tj
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(primary legislation, I will seek to ensure that the Assembly will have t\
he flexibility, through secondary )Tj
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(legislation, to meet the needs of particular Welsh communities.)Tj
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(17. The question of amending planning legislation in parallel with that \
of housing will be reviewed in )Tj
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(the autumn when the shape of the forthcoming legislation becomes clearer\
.)Tj
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(Distribution of Supplementary Credit Approval \(SCA\) to Support Strateg\
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(18. On 15th February I announced the outcome of the bids from local auth\
orities for Supplementary )Tj
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(Credit Approvals to support strategic housing schemes in 2001-2002.)Tj
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(19. SCAs to the value of almost \24349.5 million are being distributed t\
o local authorities to support their )Tj
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(local housing priorities. This is a significant increase over the curren\
t year. Details of the allocations )Tj
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(for each authority is on the Assembly\222s website. )Tj
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(20. The SCAs are a significant addition to the \243149.4 million local a\
uthorities will have for housing as )Tj
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(part of their General Capital Funding and the \24356.4 million available\
to Registered Social Landlords. )Tj
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(21. Successful schemes in the private sector include area based renewal,\
strategically targeted )Tj
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(private sector grants, assistance for elderly and disabled people and im\
provements to Houses in )Tj
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(Multiple Occupation \(HMOs\).)Tj
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(22. In the public sector we are supporting works that include the strate\
gic improvement and )Tj
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(redevelopment of local authority housing estates which will enable counc\
ils to address the particular )Tj
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(housing needs of those areas. )Tj
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(23. The wide range of schemes supported will not only improve the condit\
ion of people\222s homes in )Tj
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(both rural and urban areas but also play an important role in helping re\
generate our communities and )Tj
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(underpin our Communities First proposals )Tj
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(24. I announced the introduction of a new 50% Homebuy equity threshold f\
or rural areas to the )Tj
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(25. Where local people in rural communities are being priced out of the \
market local authorities will be )Tj
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(able to respond by targeting more of the resources of Social Housing Gra\
nt available within their )Tj
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(26. I have offered further assistance by making an additional \2431.50m \
available to support Homebuy in )Tj
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(rural communities. This will be available to augment the amounts of Soci\
al Housing grant local )Tj
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(authorities make available within their Social Housing Grant programmes \
for 2001-2002 by up to )Tj
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(27. With this assistance local authorities and Registered Social Landlor\
ds should be able to help at )Tj
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(least 100 households in rural areas to afford the purchase of homes with\
in their communities.)Tj
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(Design quality standards and costs of rural housing for rent)Tj
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(28. There is anecdotal evidence from some local authorities and Register\
ed Social Landlords that the )Tj
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(need to comply with the National Assembly\222s housing design quality re\
quirements can, in some rural )Tj
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(locations, prevent purchase of existing dwellings for rent.)Tj
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(29. It has also been argued that the second home market has inflated hou\
se prices in some rural and )Tj
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(coastal areas, making purchase and renovation uneconomic within current \
grant limits.)Tj
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(30. I announced my intention to consult with Registered Social Landlords\
and local government on )Tj
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(these matters to the Committee on 24 January. My officials have initiate\
d the consultation process and )Tj
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(have asked for responses to be returned by the 16 March. I will report t\
he outcome to the Committee )Tj
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(in due course.)Tj
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(31. At the last meeting I undertook to let you have ideas for your propo\
sed policy reveiw of community )Tj
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(regeneration. I have written to the Chair suggesting that the committee \
may want to consider )Tj
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(reviewing the Assembly's and ASPBs' policies and programmes aimed at com\
munity regeneration )Tj
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(with a view to streamlining existing programmes and improving arrangemen\
ts for their delivery. The )Tj
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(to point out that with our support the University of Glamorgan has broug\
ht together a "Community )Tj
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(Development Directory" which can be accessed through the website: www.gl\
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(32. As the Committee is aware, the consultation paper " Funding and Impl\
ementation" was issued in )Tj
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(January)Tj
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(33. To assist in the consultation process a national seminar was held on\
13th February 2001. 112 )Tj
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(people attended including representatives from 20 local authorities as w\
ell as Registered Social )Tj
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(Landlords and voluntary organisations. )Tj
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