Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services — Postponed from 8 November – in the Senedd at 2:25 pm on 15 November 2017.
Thank you for that question. You rightly raised the issue of sparsity and the challenges of providing any public services, let alone children's social care and adult social care, across a region such as that, but, of course, it doesn't detract from the necessity to make sure that every individual, regardless of the rural nature of that constituency, is properly cared for.
I mentioned in my previous answer the additional funding that we have put into social care in several different ways, and that includes contributions made towards Powys as well. It may be helpful to know that I'm shortly expecting to see the results of the first 20 days of work on the improvement plan within Powys care provision. I understand it has gone to CSSIW, and they are analysing it now and examining it to see that sufficient progress has been made, because it is important that, in going forward, we can give the reassurance that the needs of everybody within Powys, within social care, are properly looked after. I hope to update Members of the Assembly shortly, as soon as I've seen that improvement report.