Economic Outcomes in South Wales West

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:00 pm on 13 October 2021.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 2:00, 13 October 2021

I have expectations of the UK Government in terms of ensuring that they're not restraining wages in the public sector, for example, as we've seen most recently from the UK Government, so it's very difficult for me to respond to this question. I'll try and be helpful and point to the role of the corporate joint committees and what they can do in terms of working together to improve the economic situation in their local areas, but I find it very difficult to respond to questions from Conservatives about people's pay when it's the UK Government that is holding pay back and which is also taking £20 out of the pockets of some of our most poor workers as a result of their changes in terms of universal credit.