<p>Wales’s Status as the Poorest Part of the UK</p>

Part of 2. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 19 July 2017.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 2:15, 19 July 2017

Can I thank John Griffiths for his question? I know that he’s warmly welcomed the announcement by CAF of £30 million in his constituency, which will lead to the establishment of a fairly major manufacturing facility, employing 300 people. It’s worth saying that we managed to beat more than 100 locations around the world to secure this investment for Wales, once again stepping up and beating our competitors around the planet. Now, the facility will enable the company to assemble, test and commission new vehicles in Wales. It will have the capacity to undertake future manufacturing projects, as well as maintenance and servicing activities. When you align that to the development of the metro and investment in the next franchise, I think there are huge opportunities for us to grow a skills base in this particular sector that will maintain people in employment for a generation.