<p>Welfare Reform</p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 3:00 pm on 14 September 2016.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Steffan Lewis Steffan Lewis Plaid Cymru 3:00, 14 September 2016

Of course, one of the ways we can mitigate the effects of UK welfare reform on Welsh communities is to begin developing a unique Welsh system in its place. I was very grateful to the Cabinet Secretary for his positive response, before the summer recess, to a suggestion of developing ‘Social Security Cymru’ as a concept that is backed up by maximising the opportunities we have with existing powers, but also to look at drawing down further welfare powers from the British state in the future. I wonder if the Cabinet Secretary can outline his intentions in terms of taking that idea forward.