Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 2:28 pm on 29 November 2017.

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Photo of Alun Davies Alun Davies Labour 2:28, 29 November 2017

I'm grateful for the question. The £90 million in Ebbw Vale, of course, also includes parts of the dualling of the A465 road, which was postponed by Plaid Cymru. In terms of the direct question you asked, whether it's net jobs, the answer is 'Yes, it is net jobs.' And in terms of the funding for that, the funding will be found from within the budgets of the Cabinet Secretaries that will be contributing towards that. 

What the taskforce of the Valleys seeks to do is to shape and to drive Government policy to enable us to achieve our ambitions in the Valleys. I know that you share those ambitions, and I'm grateful to you for the points that you've made in the past on that. We're currently leading a programme of seminars in each one of the seven strategic hubs to look at exactly how each hub will contribute, both to the jobs target you've outlined, but also to other targets that are outlined in the overall vision. When we've completed that task—I hope by the end of February—I'll be able to make a further statement on that.