Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 4 July 2017.
Adam Price
Plaid Cymru
2:15,
4 July 2017
One of the great disappointments, I think, when the Minister’s written response to the report was published, was that the Government at the time wasn’t able to give any lead on the two recommendations that were most far-reaching in terms of providing a solution to this situation, namely regulating the private sector, as Hefin David mentioned, in terms of improving standards, but also creating a regional system for direct employment. The Government had pledged to come back with a response once more work had been completed on those two points. Is the Government in a position to publish that response now?
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