Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:54 pm on 7 February 2018.

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Photo of Suzy Davies Suzy Davies Conservative 1:54, 7 February 2018

That's fine, thank you. In the same report, of course, governance and scrutiny also came up as areas of concern. My understanding is that once the Swansea city deal board has been established, made up, as it will be, of local authority leaders, of course, its work will not go back to those local authorities for scrutiny, and nor will any supporting advisory bodies—[Inaudible.]—such as the economic strategy group. Can you confirm, then, whether the role of scrutiny falls entirely to both Governments, and, if so, what joint and separate key performance indicators have you already determined for the gateway assessments, as, of course, they'll be the looming threat for the success of these deals?