Economic Priorities

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 11 December 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:33, 11 December 2018

Well, there have been occasions, of course, when we've worked with the UK Government—the city deals are an example of that. But if we look, for example, at unemployment in Wales, it is at a level that is at the UK average. Economic inactivity is at a historic low, employment rates are at a historic high, 18,000 young people were able to benefit from Jobs Growth Wales, and, of course, there's the investment that's been put into Merthyr and other communities over many, many years. And we see what happens when a Government commits to the communities of Wales, invests in them and provides jobs for the people who live in them.