Economic Development in Newport

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:14 pm on 17 April 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:14, 17 April 2018

I agree, and I know that the Cabinet Secretary is speaking at an event on Thursday that deals with this exact point. We are supporting a number of initiatives to assist the region's technology credentials. We have the UK's first National Software Academy, a National Cyber Security Academy and innovation point. The Member's quite right to say that this work cannot be centralised in London, not just economically, but I would suspect from a security perspective as well.