Aston Martin in St Athan

Part of 5. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:13 pm on 15 November 2017.

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Photo of Jane Hutt Jane Hutt Labour 3:13, 15 November 2017

I'm very encouraged by that response. I recently visited Aston Martin in St Athan to view progress on turning the super hangar into a production plant with Welsh Government support for the company's new luxury DBX model, creating 750 highly skilled jobs as well as £60 million-worth of contracts benefiting Wales, but I still say I'm concerned that this significant investment could now be at risk. Will you ensure that the evidence that Aston Martin gave to the select committee in Westminster is taken into account in the Welsh Government Brexit negotiations with the UK Government, demonstrating, as Aston Martin said yesterday, that a 'no deal' Brexit could be semi-catastrophic for car manufacturing in Wales? Could we ask the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport to meet with Aston Martin to update us and get those reassurances that you are giving this afternoon, Cabinet Secretary, that this will not have an adverse impact on their development in St Athan?