Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:43 pm on 7 February 2018.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 1:43, 7 February 2018

Yes, I would, and, taking up the first point that the Member made, there is a very great need to rebalance the economy of the United Kingdom. Again, that is touched upon in the UK industrial strategy and it's at the very heart of the economic action plan with our commitment to empowering the regions of Wales. But each of those factors that the Member has just outlined that contribute to a more productive economy are going to be tackled through the calls to action and through also the economic contract. So, in order to get support from Government, you have to deliver on a set of criteria that will deal with skills, that will deal with the well-being of the workforce and that will deal with ensuring that you have growth potential. But then, our support in the future will be challenged through a new prism. The prism will be the calls to action, again aimed at making sure that we get a greater degree of innovation diffused across the economy, making sure that we have greater commitment to the development of high-level skills across the workforce in all sectors and in ensuring that businesses are able to challenge Government in order to bring forward funding programmes that meet their requirements as well.