Funding Pressures in Local Government

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:55 pm on 27 March 2019.

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Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative 2:55, 27 March 2019

Minister, the leader of Caerphilly council said recently that the authority was at the end of its tether after receiving a real-terms cut in its funding. As a result, residents of Caerphilly have seen their council tax bill increase by nearly 7 per cent, combined with a £14 million cut in council services. These cuts to services include Pontllanfraith leisure centre, which could close by the end of June this year, in spite of fierce opposition from the local community. That is the area where Neil Kinnock's [Inaudible.] are still there. Does the Minister accept that her poor local government settlement will have a serious and detrimental effect on the Welsh Government's strategies for the health, education and well-being of people living in Caerphilly, please?