Written Statement (Wales): Support for Affordable Homes Delivery - Nov 28

Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Further to my announcement on 6 November on the establishment of an Affordable Homes Task Force, I am pleased to confirm membership of the core group supporting my colleague Lee Waters, MS. 

The group held its first meeting on 18 November. 

Membership

Amanda Davies, Chair of Valleys to Coast            

Cllr Andrea Lewis, WLGA Housing Lead             

Craig Sparrow, Executive Director of Development ClwydAlyn  

Mark Hand, Director of Wales, Northern Ireland and Planning Aid England at Royal Town Planning Institute

Andrew Farrow, Head of Planning at Flintshire County Council 

Carole-Anne Davies, Chief Executive of Design Commission for Wales.

This group will be augmented by industry and sector expertise on a thematic basis as the work progresses. 

I appreciate the speed with which the task force has established itself and look forward to receiving its recommendations in March next year.