Part of 3. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:36 pm on 9 May 2018.
Minister, the decision to open a new base for the Department for Work and Pensions at Treforest has been welcomed by the Labour leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, coming as it does after announcements that Transport for Wales, Health Education and Improvement Wales, and the new Welsh Revenue Authority will all have their headquarters situated there—more likely the more employment and more traffic and more everything, development will go in that area, which is welcome news.
Will the First Minister welcome the department's assurance that it will look at alternative roles for those who currently work in Cardiff, Newport, Merthyr Tydfil, Cwmbran and Caerphilly who are unable to relocate to Treforest? And will she undertake to discuss with her colleagues measures to alleviate any potential job losses, such as public transport, to soften the impact on those communities, particularly in and around the south-east Valleys? Thank you.