The Funding of Local Authorities

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:06 pm on 21 September 2021.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:06, 21 September 2021

Llywydd, I've followed the recent debate about day-care services in Caerphilly and I'm quite sure that those responsible for making those difficult decisions will have been listening carefully to what the Member has said today and to the views of their local communities. The Welsh Government does indeed provide guidance on all of these matters and monitors local authority spending through a complex variety of routes, including in the social services field. In the end, these are local decisions made by those people who are closest to the communities that they serve, taking into account, as I'm sure Caerphilly council does, the views of its own local residents.