Chris Bryant
Main Page: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore)
Alok Sharma
I am sorry if I did not explain myself correctly; the temporary and emergency accommodation is rent-free.
Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)
The financial provisions for local authorities that are trying to sort out problems around the country seem very ad hoc. Would it not be much better to set up a specific fund that local authorities could draw down from, thus making a proportionate amount available for local authorities in Wales?
Alok Sharma
It is important to respond to the needs of individual councils and local authorities, and that is precisely what we will do in conversations with them.