Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 1:48 pm on 28 February 2018.

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Photo of Alun Davies Alun Davies Labour 1:48, 28 February 2018

I hope that we are very well informed on both those matters, but can I say that the main method of engagement, if you like, is through the expert group that we have on these matters? I chaired my first meeting of that group, as it happens, earlier this month and I found the atmosphere there and the conversation we had there to be one of a wish to move very quickly and collaboratively together to ensure that we're able to deliver on all the ambitions and the commitments that we have given and that we have undertaken to deliver on behalf of veterans and others in the armed forces community and family in Wales.

There are a number of different elements to that and you've described the challenges that we have in the health service. There are also significant challenges facing us in education and also in terms of the secure estate and provision in Wales. I think there are some significant areas there that we need to continue to address. I'm confident at the moment that the structure that we have in place helps us to do that. The expert group meeting I found to be a very useful meeting in terms of challenge on all of those different issues, and I will be responding to the all-party group and their report when I have the opportunity to have considered further some of their suggestions.