<p>Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 1:57 pm on 29 March 2017.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 1:57, 29 March 2017

I’ll be writing to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the coming weeks, outlining my response to the proposals. I’ve already met with Greg Clark in person and I’ve told him what I’ve said publicly, which is that there is little to disagree with in the strategy. There are areas of the strategy where I have a particular interest, especially those areas where we could see additional resource brought to Wales through research and development and innovation funding, and also through potential sector-specific deals. The quid pro quo is that the UK Government will work with Welsh Government in developing more detail of the industrial strategy, and, based on the discussions that I’ve had with the Secretary of State, I’m confident that we will be able to work closely together in this turbulent time, for the benefit not just of the Welsh economy, but of the whole of Britain.