Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:57 pm on 11 October 2016.
First Minister, cuts in local authority budgets have put pressure on school budgets throughout my region. In addition to school budgets, Swansea council have also increased the amount they charge for service level agreements, which is impacting upon schools’ ability to deliver things like music lessons, swimming lessons and the supply of library books. Swansea now has one of the lowest per pupil funding levels in Wales. Will the Welsh Government consider the impact that budget cuts are having on schools in my region when it sets the level of Government funding in the forthcoming budget?