Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:42 pm on 6 December 2016.
Well, of course, Nick Ramsay is very vigilant in raising issues on behalf of his constituency and also, on a number of occasions, about the needs of your constituency in relation to infrastructure developments such as the south Wales metro. Of course, I know that the First Minister has responded in part this afternoon to questions and is, of course, looking at the issues relating to being able to continue to access European funding, which is so important for the metro. He is also recognising, as I think he certainly did in answer to previous questions, the importance of this being part of the city deal for the Cardiff capital region and the fact that the leader of Monmouthshire is very engaged in the city region and making sure that all local authorities are benefitting from that. So, you know, in terms of updates, I know that the Cabinet Secretary will want to update at an appropriate time on progress with the south Wales metro.
On your second point, I have already responded to Andrew R.T. Davies in terms of the outcomes of a consultation that’s taking place on business rates and, of course, the recognition that this is a key issue in parts of constituencies across Wales.