Emergency Question: Carillion

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 1:36 pm on 16 January 2018.

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Photo of Russell George Russell George Conservative 1:36, 16 January 2018

Cabinet Secretary, can I ask you about any work you've done or you're going to be commissioning on the consequences of this company going into liquidation in terms of the wider economic conditions that this is going to bring to the Welsh economy, and especially small businesses? Adam Price has raised questions about the rail franchise, but can I press you a little bit more about the projects that may well be affected in Wales? You said there'd be little effect on projects in Wales, but could I just press you a little bit more on that for some further clarification on which projects may well be affected? Can I also ask about projects in Wales that are perhaps about to be started or are in the middle of construction that are being perhaps operated or project managed not by Carillion but by another company? I think of Newtown bypass in my own constituency as an example. It is managed by Alun Griffiths contractors but may well depend on suppliers for steel for bridges or have other project management consequences as well. And what conversations may you have had with them in terms of how projects in Wales may be affected or potentially delayed?