A report examined the impacts of the economic recession in rural Wales, in areas such as employment, housing, and welfare services.
Source: The Impacts of the Current Recession in Rural Wales, Wales Rural Observatory
Links: Report
Date: 2009-Dec
A report by a committee of the National Assembly for Wales examined discrimination against older people in Wales in relation to employment, and the actions taken or planned by the Welsh Government to tackle the problem.
Source: Older People and Employment Discrimination, Equality of Opportunity Committee/National Assembly for Wales (029 2082 5111)
Links: Report
Date: 2009-Nov
A report by a committee of the National Assembly for Wales said that the draft budget for 2010-11 contained no significant changes to previous spending plans in response to the economic downturn.
Source: Report on the Welsh Assembly Government Draft Budget 2010-11, Finance Committee/National Assembly for Wales (029 2082 5111)
Links: Report | NAW press release | BBC report
Date: 2009-Nov
An article provided baseline measures on which to judge the skills and employment strategy of the Welsh Assembly Government. It tracked the skills requirements of jobs using a variety of measures, analyzed the alignment of qualifications supply and demand, and examined several different aspects of job quality.
Source: Alan Felstead, 'Are jobs in Wales high skilled and high quality? Baselining the One Wales vision and tracking recent trends', Contemporary Wales, Volume 22 Number 1
Links: Abstract
Date: 2009-Nov
A study examined people's views of public services in Wales, based on information from the 2008 Living in Wales survey. Overall satisfaction levels across a range of public services areas were high, with most people commenting positively on the contact they had with public service staff.
Source: Citizens' Views of Public Services (Findings from the 2008 Living in Wales Survey), Welsh Assembly Government (029 2082 5111)
Links: Report | WalesOnline report
Date: 2009-Nov
A report by an independent commission said that a new formula was needed for determining central government funding for Wales, in order to reflect the actual cost of providing public services. The existing 'Barnett' formula, dating from the late 1970s, was 'arbitrary' and in 'urgent need of reform'. It called for a needs-based system that took into account factors such as the age of the population and levels of poverty.
Source: Funding Devolved Government in Wales: Barnett & beyond, Independent Commission on Funding & Finance for Wales (Holtham.Commission@wales.gsi.gov.uk)
Links: Report | Summary | Wales Office press release | Plaid Cymru press release | BBC report
Date: 2009-Jul
The government responded to a report by a committee of MPs on the progress of devolution. It said that devolution had delivered real benefits to people across the United Kingdom, providing the right balance between responsibility, accountability, and representation while freeing the constituent parts of the UK to provide innovative local solutions to the problems they faced.
Source: Devolution: A Decade On – Government Response, Cm 7687, Ministry of Justice, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Response | MPs report
Date: 2009-Jul
A report by a committee of peers said that the 'Barnett formula' for funding the devolved administrations needed to be changed. It said that an alternative formula based on relative need was a practical possibility.
Source: The Barnett Formula, First Report (Session 2008-09), HC 139, House of Lords Barnett Formula Select Committee, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Report | BBC report | Guardian report
Date: 2009-Jul
The government responded to a report by a committee of MPs on the impact of globalization on Wales.
Source: Globalisation and its Impact on Wales: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report, Fourth Special Report (Session 2008-09), HC 538, House of Commons Welsh Affairs Select Committee, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Response | MPs report
Date: 2009-May
The Welsh Assembly Government responded to a report by an Assembly Committee on public-private partnerships.
Source: Written Response to the Finance Committee's Report on the Inquiry Into Public Private Partnerships, Welsh Assembly Government (029 2082 5111)
Date: 2009-Apr
A report by a committee of the National Assembly for Wales said that more use should be made of public-private partnerships to deliver public services in Wales.
Source: Inquiry into Public Private Partnerships: Concluding Statement and Recommendations, Finance Committee/National Assembly for Wales (029 2082 5111)
Links: Report | NAW press release | BBC report
Date: 2009-Mar
A report by a committee of MPs said that the most important way in which Wales could address the challenges of globalization was by improving the skills of the population at every level.
Source: Globalisation and Its Impact on Wales, Second Report (Session 2008-09), HC 184, House of Commons Welsh Affairs Select Committee, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Report
Date: 2009-Feb