Carolyn Thomas led a debate in the Senedd on a petition calling for the Welsh Government to commit to adopting the maintenance of new housing estates by councils. Ms Thomas recalled the committee’s visit to the estate, organised by the late Caerphilly Senedd member to highlight home owners’ understandable frustrations. Ms Thomas highlighted the plight of residents who submitted the petition after being hit with bills for maintenance of a park bordering The Mill estate in Canton, Cardiff. '”Raising the example of the Cae Ffwrnais estate in Ebbw Vale, the former minister called for a law to protect people and hold big businesses to account. Jayne Bryant, Wales’ housing secretary, accepted four of the committee’s recommendations but rejected calls for financial support to retrospectively adopt privately managed estates.