QNR – Senedd Cymru ar 3 Ebrill 2019.
‘Managing Welsh Public Money’ sets the framework for how we manage and deploy funding to deliver outcomes for the people of Wales.
We fully recognise the importance of the wider environment for health and well-being. In 2018-19, the Minister for Health and Social Services allocated £3.2 million to local authorities for play opportunities for children, and £510,000 to Play Wales bringing our total investment in play activities in 2018-19 to £3.7 million.
The Welsh Government is using its tax powers to support the delivery of strategic priorities. I have no current plans to use taxes to recover costs of asbestos-related diseases. Landfill disposals tax rates have been set to encourage responsible disposal of asbestos. We have committed to reviewing rates by 2023.
As part of my forthcoming budget bilaterals, I will discuss a range of financial matters across all portfolios, including funding for research and development in Wales.
We are allocating in full the consequential of £38 million for 2019-20 as a result of funding allocated to the Department for Education in England, plus allocating nearly £10 million additional from reserves, to provide £47.7 million this year for maintained schools, including sixth forms and FE collages, to meet these costs.