Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 28 February 2018.
We have made this money available to all local authorities immediately in order to address those sorts of issues. Where there are specific issues, I would invite the Member to take that up in writing, either with the local authority or with us directly. But I will say also to the Member that the reason that these backlogs and these funding problems are being faced by local authorities across Wales is because of an austerity programme that is being delivered by a UK Conservative Government, and your party believes that they should go further and reduce funding still further. I disagree with them, and I disagree with you.