Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 3:04 pm on 10 February 2021.
I would absolutely agree with Vikki Howells there, and she has absolutely been a strong voice for education within her constituency and has been instrumental in making the case for additional funding in her area, so, congratulations to Vikki for what she has achieved on behalf of her constituents. And the examples of the projects that she has described are exciting. It's important that we do give children the absolute best learning environment in which to work and in which to grow, because that's the way in which we tell them that they matter, and that we are there to support them and help them achieve their full potential.
Other areas where we've been, I think, really successful within the Cynon Valley would be in our particular support that we have given to social housing. So, for example, we've transformed the Aberdare Girls' School into flats, houses and bungalows designed specifically for wheelchair users. That's £4.8 million of support. And, there is a £2.7 million social housing grant to develop the former Aberdare Boys' School into 30 much needed affordable homes, again including flats, houses and bungalows. And, there's the work that we're undertaking with the integrated care fund to redevelop Pen Llew Court to provide that 19-bed facility for individuals with a learning disability. Every resident will have their own self-contained flat. So, I think there's so much exciting work going on in the Cynon valley, and it is a demonstration of the investment that we've been able to make in the area.