Part of 2. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 1:39 pm on 25 January 2017.
I’d like to thank Angela Burns for her question. Since I was appointed to this post, I’ve embarked on numerous engagement opportunities with the business community, and the points that the Member raises today have been relayed to me on numerous occasions. For that reason, I engaged directly and constructively with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government in the drafting of the White Paper, which will be presented shortly, on local government. And I think it’s absolutely essential that we recognise that there are barriers that still exist that inhibit economic growth. For that reason, I’ve asked every department in Government to draft formally a competitiveness plan that can fuel economic growth within the private sector.