2. Will the Deputy Minister outline what measures the Welsh Government is undertaking to strengthen the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015? OAQ54035

Our focus is on strengthening the implementation of the Act and supporting our partners to realise the benefits of contributing to the seven well-being goals, and working in a collaborative, integrated and preventative way that looks to the long term and involves people in all their diversity.

Thank you for that answer, Deputy Minister. I appreciate that you took a topical question on this particular aspect a few weeks ago. But in relation to the judgment that the judge handed down—Mrs Justice Lambert at the time—she said that the Bill was

'deliberately vague, general and aspirational and which applies to a class rather than individuals.'

The Bill is now some four years old. That judgment has been handed down. Do the Welsh Government have any ideas about how they might beef up the legislation, so that it does become more specific and does apply to individuals, rather than groups? Because, obviously, a lot of Government policy has changed in that four years, especially in the field of the environment. And we've heard today, in First Minister's questions, about the planning system—the future generations Bill is very topical in that particular area. So given the change in circumstances, and the judgment that's been handed down, can you confirm that the Welsh Government is looking to beef up that piece of legislation?

I think what is important in terms of the Act is that it provides us with opportunities to use the Act to inform policy, and it's very important that 'Planning Policy Wales' and the developments and the review are being informed by the well-being of future generations Act. But we can look at a whole range of issues in terms of the seven goals—a prosperous Wales, a healthier Wales—in ways in which we are, for example, supporting the delivery of 20,000 affordable homes, completing the task of meeting the Welsh housing quality standard, and also looking in terms of a prosperous Wales, a more resilient Wales, at investing over £300,000 in the new forestry apprenticeships pilot in Wales. It's crucial to the climate emergency in terms of our global responsibilities, in terms of our Wales of cohesive communities. It's informing us in terms of policy and ensuring that we are looking to enhance that in terms of our community cohesion co-ordinators. I think the Act provides for enhanced scrutiny of the Welsh Government, through the powers of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales—an independent commissioner for Wales—and examination duty on the Auditor General for Wales.