WQ96040 (e) Tabled on 18/03/2025

Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a full breakdown of Welsh Government spending on staffing costs across all departments, not covered by the central services and administration main expenditure group?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language | Answered on 21/03/2025

As at the end of accounting period 11, 28th February 2025, staff costs across the Welsh Government Main Expenditure Groups, excluding the Central Services and Administration Main Expenditure Group, totalled £97.2m.

This is broken down by Main Expenditure Group as follows:

Main Expenditure Group

Staff Costs as at February 2025
£m

Climate Change and Rural Affairs

11.8

Economy, Energy and Planning

26.4

Education

6.6

Health & Social Care

40.1

Housing & Local Government

7.4

Social Justice

4.3

Transport

0.6

Grand Total

97.2