Programmes Funded by the EU

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:40 pm on 17 November 2020.

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Photo of Caroline Jones Caroline Jones UKIP 1:40, 17 November 2020

First Minister, many businesses in Wales felt that past EU structural funding programmes were held back by far too many rules and overly bureaucratic processes and, as a result, some programmes failed to deliver upon their stated aims, namely to raise the economic prosperity of Wales and our people. So, First Minister, what discussions have you had with the UK Government about ensuring that replacement structural funding programmes are flexible and responsive to the needs of Welsh businesses and the Welsh population?