Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 29 March 2017.
Cabinet Secretary, once in a blue moon an opposition Member is pleased to congratulate the Government on the decision they’ve made, and I do think Transport for Wales being based in Pontypridd is the right decision, because it sends a very clear signal, I think, that the city region concept is an important one, but a city region as a city and a hinterland—and the hinterland is not peripheral; it is very much part of the whole region. Particularly when we look at the employment, the cultural capital, and the educational resources in Cardiff, we want to make those as fully accessible as possible, and, therefore, this will send a signal that the connections between the Valleys and the city, and the bigger urban areas, are a vital part of our vision for the future.