Will the Cabinet Secretary provide information on the total cost of the review carried out by the Future Landscapes Wales working group?
The total cost of the Future Landscapes Wales (FLW) programme was £70,555. This included two elements, the FLW working group and the “Landscapes Collaboration Programme” (LCP). The LCP invested in the development of participants and directly supported the activities of a Future Landscapes Wales Working Group.
The costs of expenses for members were met by their host organisations. However, Welsh Government did cover the expenses of a number of individuals who were either not members of an organisation or where individuals were not able to meet their costs. The total cost of these expenses (for both the working group and collaboration programme) was £1,257 for these individuals collectively.
The FLW working group did not meet overnight but members of the development programme attended a two day workshop in Cardiff. The overnight costs associated with the workshop were included as part of the “Landscapes Collaboration Project”.
The FLW working group met eight times in total. The meetings took place via video conference between the Welsh Government regional offices. The working group and development group met together twice in Cardiff Bay.