Transforming the Digital Landscape of Islwyn

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip – in the Senedd at 2:49 pm on 14 November 2018.

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Photo of Mark Reckless Mark Reckless Conservative 2:49, 14 November 2018

Many people in Islwyn would like to access digital employment opportunities in and around Newport, and both the UK and Welsh Governments have supported the creation of these. We have the Office for National Statistics Data Science Campus ,and I'm pleased to hear that Ken Skates will be visiting the next-generation data centre—the largest in Europe—on Monday. But, for many, the biggest challenge is transport, and because the M4 is clogged with through traffic, instead of its original purpose of a northern distributor road for Newport, it's harder than it would be for many in Islwyn to access those opportunities. Will your Government actually deliver on the M4 relief road that you promised in your manifesto?