<p>Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople</p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:36 pm on 9 November 2016.

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Photo of Suzy Davies Suzy Davies Conservative 2:36, 9 November 2016

Thank you for that answer. Obviously, we would support the final point that you made regarding the pension. But, effectively, what I’ve heard there is that I’m then to look for this money in wages. Perhaps you can tell me then—. You issued a statement last week, indicating that the recurrent transfer of £27 million a year from the UK Government to meet the cost of providing support to the former independent living fund recipients, is now going straight to councils, as it is in England, rather than to the independent disability sector preferred third party, as in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The purposes of that money is not to sub councils’ cuts. Why have you turned your back on the more co-productive models encouraged by the future generations Act, and what guarantees have you secured that this money will be ring-fenced for its initial purpose?