The Arbed Scheme in Arfon

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:17 pm on 4 June 2019.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:17, 4 June 2019

(Translated)

Well, thank you, Siân Gwenllian, for those questions. I'm aware of the issues that the Member refers to and also her correspondence with Lesley Griffiths on behalf of her constituents. She will know that the conclusion of the recent independent report of the work undertaken previously on Arbed in Arfon was that it wasn't failures of the scheme that were responsible for some of the things they have complained about. I have read that independent report personally to order to see exactly what it said. Now, I know that some of the things that people complained about did not fall within the scope of the independent review that we've held at present, and officials are now considering whether some other issues will require independent advice. So, thank you for raising those points; we're still in the process of considering this within Government.