Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 28 February 2018.
Can I say I absolutely agree with the Member for the Vale of Glamorgan in the points she has made? In many ways, she has echoed the point made by the Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire in her first question this afternoon about the importance of volunteers, and the role that they play in our communities and our society in delivering services in a holistic setting, which enables them to deliver the services required by people who are facing difficulties in this way. I'm delighted that Woody's Lodge has also been able to secure funding to open in north Wales, I think, in 2020, and then also in west Wales as well. I think it's a great example of how local volunteers can come together, deliver a service—a fantastic service—to people where they need it, and then use that knowledge, use that experience, use that skill and use that commitment to expand that service to deliver something that, as a Government, we would find impossible.