Will the First Minister provide details of the Welsh Government funding provided to the Welsh Centre for Public Policy in each of the past 5 years, including the value of non-financial resources provided in kind?
The table below provides details of the Welsh Government’s funding for the Wales Centre for Public Policy and its predecessor, the Public Policy Institute for Wales, in each of the past 5 years.
Table 1: Welsh Government funding for the Public Policy Institute for Wales and the Wales Centre for Public Policy between 2015-16 and 2019-20
|
|
Public Policy Institute for Wales |
Wales Centre for Public Policyb |
Total Welsh Government contribution |
|
2015-16 |
£450,000 |
- |
£450,000 |
|
2016-17 |
£450,000 |
- |
£450,000 |
|
2017-18a |
£245,000 |
£250,000 |
£495,000 |
|
2018-19 |
- |
£500,000 |
£500,000 |
|
2019-20 |
- |
£500,000 |
£500,000 |
Note
- The contract for the Wales Centre for Public Policy commenced in October 2017, immediately following the end of the contract for the Public Policy Institute for Wales.
- The Welsh Government provide £50,000 annually towards the ‘what works’ element of the Wales Centre for Public Policy in addition to the £500,000 from the ESRC. The funding for the Ministerial work programme is £450,000 for a full financial year.
The Welsh Government has not provided any non-financial resources in kind.