Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 8 June 2016.
Well, he has had this tussle before. I’ve made no such announcement ever, as a Minister or, indeed, as leader of any party, and he knows that full well. He raises an important point. It’s a point that’s raised, indeed, by my colleague, Hefin David, as well, the Member for Caerphilly, and that is that it’s not realistic for local development plans to be developed in isolation of each other. There is huge sense in having a strategic development framework across, particularly, the south-east of Wales, where there is great pressure. Cardiff is a city that’s growing very strongly and we should welcome that. But, nevertheless, we do need to ensure that there is a proper regional framework in place when it comes to planning for the growth of the various parts of Wales over the course of the next few years.