3. 2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:57 pm on 7 March 2017.

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Photo of Jane Hutt Jane Hutt Labour 2:57, 7 March 2017

Well, I do sometimes wonder where Mohammad Asghar thinks that we’re going to find our funding, you know, with a £1.8 billion cut and more austerity to come. But, I think we need to look at this serious question, and important question, carefully. We were aware of Careers Wales’s decision to initiate consultation on a voluntary release scheme, and we do hope and expect that Careers Wales and its staff and trade unions can work collaboratively on this issue to improve and help the financial sustainability of this very important service, which, as you say, does deliver important outcomes to our learners—to all-age learners in Wales.