Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 1:56 pm on 3 May 2017.
Cabinet Secretary, you made reference, in your response to Joyce Watson there, to transport infrastructure improvements, and, indeed, there have been lots of announcements in relation to investment that the Welsh Government wants to make, either on its own or in partnership with others in south Wales—the M4 relief road, new terminals at Cardiff Airport, the south Wales metro system et cetera. And you’ve made an announcement in respect of north-east Wales, but what about the rest of Wales and constituencies like mine? We have an A55 in north Wales that is a constant bottleneck and is causing pressure on the tourism industry and other businesses in north Wales, as well as residents who use that road frequently. There’s no hard shoulder for large lengths of that road, and our transport infrastructure also needs improvement. What benefit will north-west Wales and north-central Wales receive as a result of the Welsh Government’s transport infrastructure improvements?