Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:21 pm on 24 January 2018.
I'd have more respect for that argument if it had been reflected in the motion that was put before this Chamber, rather than simply dismissing it in order to put a good line out on Twitter. But it's bizarre that those criticisms that you're making of this economic plan are so strong when the previous debate on the city deal was so constructive. I don't understand, because these things go hand in hand, and the only way that city deal is going to be effective is if this economic plan works hand in hand with it, and I think it certainly will.
Alongside that, we've got the south Wales metro, which will form part of it. We've got the city deal, and we've got the Valleys action plan. One of the things I would say regarding the foundational economy aspect, and it's a minor criticism, which I've raised with the Cabinet Secretary in committee, is that there are four foundational sectors in the economic action plan, but there are seven foundational sectors in the Valleys delivery report. And I think there needs—. The Cabinet Secretary may wish to clarify how those things will work together, and maybe also that may go some way, I think, to addressing the Conservatives' concerns, and maybe even persuade them, ultimately, to vote against their own very silly motion.