The Cardiff Capital Region City Deal

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:21 pm on 24 October 2018.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 2:21, 24 October 2018

Can I thank Julie Morgan for her question? The issue of gender imbalance, actually, was on my mind just recently, but with regard to another part of Wales, when discussing a particular deal, in north Wales, where, again, I do not believe there is fair balance in terms of men and women as leaders of councils or, indeed, on councils as a whole. The economic action plan makes inclusive growth the Welsh Government's top priority, and I think it's absolutely essential that we talk about inclusive growth, we talk about balance and fair growth, and we need to look—not just in local government, but also in Welsh Government—like the community that we serve. So, it's absolutely essential that, when photographs are taken or when deals are signed, the people who are there with the pen, carrying out that important duty, reflect the communities that they serve. So, it should be balanced and it should be representative of the people of the community that they represent.