Part of 3. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 12 November 2019.
I thank the Minister for his answer. I'm not dismissive of the good work carried out by the third sector, but it is obvious, even to a casual observer, that there is a great deal of duplication in the organisations involved in alleviating some of the most pressing problems faced by the Welsh public. For instance, I believe there are some 50-plus organisations looking after homelessness. Whilst I understand many are purely voluntary and receive no funding from the Welsh Government, what measures are in place to ensure there is no duplication where they are in receipt of Government funding? And there are over 30,000 third sector organisations in Wales—one for every 96 people. Surely, this begs the question, 'Is public money being spent wisely in this sector?'