6. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Empowering communities

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:31 pm on 22 June 2022.

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Photo of Carolyn Thomas Carolyn Thomas Labour 3:31, 22 June 2022

Thank you. Sorry, I was too late to speak on this item. I just want to clarify something—that we are talking about community facilities, which are really important. Because I do have a bit of an issue about the Conservatives believing that public services could be run by volunteers, and that passing on community facilities to voluntary groups, rather than being run by public funding, to cut public service costs, is not really a desirable policy. And I find that projects are not often sustainable without someone to lead on them and the backing of central funding. So, this is about community facilities, isn't it? I'm just trying to get that clarification. Thank you.