10. Plaid Cymru debate: Young people and communities in Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:53 pm on 14 March 2018.

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Photo of Lee Waters Lee Waters Labour 4:53, 14 March 2018

I wish to make a short contribution. I understand and support the intent behind Plaid's motion, but I want to suggest that it's perhaps rather conservative and orthodox in its focus. Rather than trying to retain young people by relocating national institutions or giving grants to farmers, I think we need to be looking far more clearly at the challenges we know are coming our way. So, I want to suggest two areas where I think the National Assembly ought to be focusing if we want to achieve what we all aspire to, which is making young people feel that they can stay in their communities to create a career, rather than feeling that they have to—