Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 11 January 2017.
Llywydd, I don’t believe that that is a risk. Discussions on contributions to the city deal happen outside of the fiscal framework and in addition to it. In the Cardiff capital city deal the Welsh Government is contributing £503 million and the UK Government is contributing £500 million. In the discussions that we have over the Swansea city deal, we expect to secure the same tripartite arrangement, in which local authorities make a contribution, the Welsh Government makes a contribution and the UK Government makes a separate contribution, and that is outwith the arrangements that are covered in the fiscal framework.