The Progress of Growth Deals

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:36 pm on 5 February 2019.

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Photo of Mark Reckless Mark Reckless Conservative 1:36, 5 February 2019

One of the challenges of growth deals in Wales, compared to in England, where many were going previously, is that the Welsh Government is another significant partner in the room, whose agreement is needed to progress deals, and will legitimately have different emphases, and perhaps in some areas, different priorities to the UK Government. What can Welsh Government do to ensure its presence, and the requirement for that additional sign-off, actually is used to help drive growth deals forward rather than in any way impeding or slowing them down, and in particular giving support to councils where they may not perhaps have the same degree of infrastructure and budget as some of the other growth deals?