Written question WQ95993
- Asked by
- Siân GwenllianPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
What consideration has the Cabinet Secretary given to how the UK Government Plan for Neighbourhoods will support the Welsh Government's planned work to develop community strategies for Wales?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
We continue to explore the development of a Communities Policy in Wales which will in turn develop new, co-productive, ways of working with our communities. This will help to ensure that the principles of community empowerment already built into our primary legislation are translated consistently into effective local engagement.
We recognise that what is needed is not a standalone community programme, but a cross-cutting, whole of government response. This will mean working with our communities and other partners to co-produce solutions that will support delivery of our Programme for Government and, at the same time, enable all our communities to be thriving, empowered and connected.
I look forward to working with the UK Government to align the delivery of the Plan for Neighbourhoods with our work in Wales, in order to maximise the impact for our communities.