The Number of Councils in Wales

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:26 pm on 9 October 2019.

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Photo of Julie James Julie James Labour 2:26, 9 October 2019

Well, it's a national sport, really, in local government to argue about the costs or savings associated with any reorganisation. What is clear is that if you do a mass reorganisation, those authorities become inward looking as people look to see that their jobs and services are protected. We do not need inward-looking services. We need outward-looking, collaborative, efficient services. So, we agree with the WLGA that working collaboratively together in the way I outlined is the most effective. And as I already said, and Mike Hedges knows from our long association, I don't agree that bigger is always better.