5. 5. Plaid Cymru Debate: Economic Development

Part of the debate – in the Senedd on 14 September 2016.

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(Translated)

Motion NDM6085 Simon Thomas

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Calls on the Welsh Government to prioritise:

(a) protecting Wales from the immediate fallout of Brexit; and

(b) closing the prosperity gap between Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom by:

(i) creating a Wales development agency for the 21st century which will sell Wales, our products and ideas to the world in order to grow Welsh businesses and boost our exports;

(ii) establishing a national infrastructure commission for Wales to plan, fund and deliver our nation’s transport, telecommunications, energy and green infrastructure; and

(iii) increasing levels of procurement for businesses based in Wales.