Funding for Flood Victims

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 3:19 pm on 10 February 2021.

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Photo of Bethan Sayed Bethan Sayed Plaid Cymru 3:19, 10 February 2021

I certainly agree that some sort of flooding victims guarantee in terms of financial support for the future is absolutely essential. We know that, in Skewen, the Coal Authority has given some sort of financial assistance, but only for external gardens—any changes that need to be made to the gardens, because of the impact—but that doesn't go anywhere close enough. So, anything additional would be welcome. But, recently, we all would have had a joint letter from the Secretary of State for Wales and the Welsh Government saying that there had been identified additional mine shafts here in Wales. I think 2,000 is the number now; it used to be 1,200. Now, this could be a ticking time bomb for other happenings across Wales that we simply do not know about at the moment. I wasn't reassured, from the reply to the letter, that we knew where they were and what was going to be done so that we can mitigate this from happening in the future. So, what are you going to do in terms of budgeting to ensure that we have the support necessary—although we don't want it to happen, it may happen again in the future—so that these victims can be supported through any experience that they may find themselves in?