Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 3:00 pm on 3 October 2018.
We do, as a Government, provide a package of national support as well as a programme of targeted support for regional funding, and regular drop-in sessions to enable PSBs to test their emerging thinking. We also work with the future generation commissioner's office to ensure there's a consistency of approach to PSBs across the country. We're seeing some very positive early examples of this. I and the Member for Newport East will be aware that the Gwent PSBs are driving forward on their Thriving Places project and programme, and I'm looking forward to seeing that succeed. In Neath Port Talbot, the children's community projects pilot in Sandfields West is something where there's a very real focus being brought to bear in that community. The Presiding Officer will be especially interested in the work taking place in Ceredigion on climate change, and we look forward to seeing the results of that work.
But I think the Member does identify an important issue, and that is of scrutiny and to ensure that scrutiny does occur of the work of public services boards and that that is done in an appropriate way and an appropriate fashion. I hope his committee, when it reports on these matters, will reflect on these issues, and I certainly look forward to reading the report of the committee on this, and I undertake to take forward the considerations of the committee in a positive way.