Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru

The Welsh Government fleet protects Welsh waters from illegal fishing activity and safeguards Wales’s fishing industry and coastal communities.

The Help to Buy—Wales scheme has helped almost 8,500 people purchase a new home. Austerity has made it difficult for people to save the money needed to buy a home. This scheme makes home ownership a reality for people who could not otherwise afford it.

We will bring forward a Bill later this year to create a resilient, successful future for local democracy and the services provided by local government.  

We are working across Government to identify actions we can take to reduce problem gambling, including among children and young people. We also continue to liaise with UK Government on these issues.

We continue to invest in social care provision in Wales and have allocated £80 million in 2019-20 to meet the growing demand for care and support services, drive improvement within the sector and deliver the best outcomes for people.

In the last two years, the Welsh Government has provided £110 million in schemes to support small and medium-sized enterprise house building, which will be recycled to create an investment of £630 million. This will support the delivery of 7,100 homes.

Local authorities are responsible for school funding in Wales. Councils set their spending priorities for the services they provide. How much an authority sets aside for school budgets is a matter for the authority. Education funding remains a key priority for this Government, in spite of continued austerity.