Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:38 pm on 6 June 2017.
Well, I can say that the model that is being examined now is not that model—it’s a wholly different model. He makes the insinuation that, somehow, this has been pushed back for some insidious reason. I can tell him that, unlike him, we do conduct proper due diligence; people expect that, and people in Blaenau Gwent expect that. They want to be sure—and we want to see this project delivered, but it has to be delivered on a sustainable basis. They would expect us, in Blaenau Gwent, to look at this very carefully, in order to make sure that the project stands up on its own for years to come. We have received the majority of the reports already. The remaining reports we expect to see in the course of this week. There is no strange thing going on there—that is because we awaited further information from the Heads of the Valleys Development Company themselves. We don’t expect any more information from them now. And I can say that officials are preparing a comprehensive project appraisal report, there will be a Cabinet paper drafted, and a decision will be taken before the end of the month.