Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:50 pm on 20 March 2019.

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Photo of Lee Waters Lee Waters Labour 1:50, 20 March 2019

Certainly, Alun Cairns and I have already met with the leaders of the local authorities on Friday. I had a further meeting on Monday with the Welsh MPs and a meeting this morning with Welsh Assembly Members to let them know what we intend to do next.

Our first priority is to get some momentum back into this project, so we're working closely with the city deal to try and get two of the projects over the line as soon as possible, namely the second phase of Yr Egin in Carmarthen and the waterfront digital district in Swansea. To do that, the onus lies primarily on the city region; they're the ones who have to develop the business case and get it approved by ourselves and by the UK Government. We are committed to working closely with them as partners, not simply as policemen, which is the way the deal has been set up, to try and collaborate and make sure that we get the assurance needed to release the funding for both these projects.