We promote employment opportunities within the public sector through a range of different activities such as: jobs fairs, careers interviews and particularly through the young person's guarantee. 

Care homes in north Wales, as in the rest of Wales, receive income from a range of sources including local authorities. The Welsh Government budget for 2022-23 includes an additional £180.5 million local government allocation for social care, a £45 million reform fund and a £50 million capital fund for social care.

The first meeting of the north Wales independent medical school programme board, chaired by Professor Iwan Davies, took place on 4 April and has met for a second time today. My expectation is that the programme board will work to deliver the first undergraduate cohort in September 2023.

The Welsh Government is fully committed to improving voter turnout in local elections. This ambition is reflected within our flexible voting pilots and our recent extension of the franchise, granting 16 to 17-year-olds and qualifying foreign citizens the right to vote.