<p>Car Parking Pilot Scheme</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 15 March 2017.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:15, 15 March 2017

Well, I understand, Chair, that whenever anybody has a particular scheme that they are committed to, they would like to see it in a special grant because it’s more visible in that way. That’s always in a bit of a conflict with the principle that local authorities of all parties prefer that money should go into the RSG to allow greater flexibility for people on the ground. In this case, I decided that it would go into the RSG, but that it would be very carefully monitored. The Cabinet Secretary’s letter makes that clear. We want to have innovation. We want to allow local authorities to develop pilots that work best in their own localities, with the aim—. As Sian Gwenllian said, the shared aim of them all is to do more to allow our high streets to be thriving places where businesses can operate successfully and local people can feel that they are provided with something that is vibrant and worth while in their lives, too.