7. Plaid Cymru Debate: Post-Brexit funding

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:56 pm on 25 May 2022.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 4:56, 25 May 2022

Look, I'd hate to say it is going to be that way, but it is indeed a danger, and the fact that we can't scrutinise—so it's already been flagged by the forum members that they have concerns that some of the proposals being brought forward will actually duplicate existing Welsh Government programmes. Now, that would be not just a waste of resource and time, which are scarce anyway, but they may actually work against each other. Well, surely, that's crazy. That is not good regional economic framework modelling. So, we should be able to, Darren, not just at a local level, but at a regional level and here engage on these projects and get them right so we don't have that duplication.

Sorry, I've taken a couple of interventions, so I'm going to run out of time very shortly, as in now—