Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:41 pm on 5 April 2017.
Cabinet Secretary, Vibrant and Viable Places, as projects in Port Talbot, has seen the regeneration of areas of my town, and you’ve seen for yourself some of the work in the Green Park area. These have been an attractive vision for the local people and for future investors. The announcement two weeks ago by the Ministry of Justice of the siting of a new prison in Baglan, which is less than a mile away from these targeted regeneration projects, could—and I say ‘could’—reverse the positive impact of these projects. I understand that the land being considered by the Ministry of Justice is Welsh Government-owned land. When asked by the MoJ if it would sell the land, will the Welsh Government say, ‘No’ and keep its focus on targeted regeneration in Port Talbot?