Written question WQ92918
- Asked by
- Paul DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 4 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm how much funding has been allocated to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for this financial year?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
The Welsh Government provides a strategic core grant to our three National Park Authorities each year, as well as additional funding for discrete projects. In 2024-25 we are providing £3,249,433.00 in core Revenue Grant to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (PCNPA). This will trigger a levy from Pembrokeshire County Council equivalent to one-third of the WG grant.
We are also providing £850,000 in capital funding to PCNPA as part of the Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places Fund to focus on shared capital priorities, and grant funding of up to £125,000 for PCNPA’s continued hosting of Tirweddau Cymru – the National Designated Landscapes Partnership – for a further year.
In recognition of budgetary pressures in recent years, Ministers provided PCNPA with a significant package of additional, non-consolidated, funding in 2023-24. In the case of PCNPA this amounted to £1,002,000 in revenue and £872,300 in capital.