Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:55 pm on 14 February 2023.
As you've pointed out, Minister, those councils in Wales successfully applying for those 11 projects with £200 million worth of funding, I'm sure, is welcome for many communities and is going to be transformative for people up and down Wales. More broadly, of course, Wales received three times the amount of funding per head than the south-east of England—the highest area per head of funding across Great Britain. And of course, our local councils being empowered to deliver on these projects and apply for these projects is another example of devolution taking place at a more community-based level. I wonder, Minister, whether you'll be joining me in welcoming that empowerment of our local authorities. Also, would you share what plans you have to see further funding responsibilities being devolved down to our local authorities here in Wales? Diolch yn fawr iawn.