Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:52 pm on 14 September 2016.
Thank you for that answer, Cabinet Secretary. Aberavon has been a beneficiary of the EU regeneration funds and has seen many projects develop across the communities, including the Afan valley. The decision by the British people to leave the EU obviously will put an end to the stream of funding. But that does not stop the impact of the austerity that emanates from Westminster, particularly on local authorities having to face some of the challenges, and today’s Institute for Fiscal Studies report indicates that that is going to be even greater again. In your earlier answers to the spokesperson for Plaid Cymru regarding the EU, you indicated that you are doing some analysis, but what preparations for us seeking alternative funding streams are you looking at, because you know that those funding streams are going and you know that those communities still need that help?