Written question WQ100333
- Asked by
- Francesca O'BrienReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
How much funding has the Welsh Government provided to trade unions and trade union bodies, including through the Wales Union Learning Fund and the Workforce Partnership Council, in each of the last five financial years?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education (Cefin Campbell)
The final budget for the Wales Union Learning Fund in 2021-22 was 1,812,347; in 2022-23 it was £1,843,173; in 2023-24 it was £1,845,777; in 2024-25 it was £1,646,352; and in 2025-26 it was £1,871,024.
The Workforce Partnership Council (WPC) met for the last time on the 14 May 2025 and at no point did it provide funding to the trade unions.