Developing Businesses in Parc Bryn Cegin

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:04 pm on 8 May 2019.

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Photo of Mark Isherwood Mark Isherwood Conservative 2:04, 8 May 2019

In fact, it was 2015 when the Welsh Government appointed Liberty Properties Developments Ltd as developers for Bangor's Parc Bryn Cegin site. Last September, the former First Minister told this Assembly that

'The development land at Parc Bryn Cegin is available for development and is being actively marketed via our commercial property agents…on our property data base as well as Gwynedd Council.'

Strangely, the identical words you used in responding initially today. So, congratulations to the consistency of your briefers.

In January, The Bangor Aye stated, 

'It is now understood that Liberty are in discussions with Gwynedd council and the Welsh Government about new plans for the site.'

So, I wonder if you could expand upon what those new plans for the site are, and, responding to your comments about the inclusion within the growth vision for north Wales proposition document of the Parc Bryn Cegin strategic site project, what dialogue you're having not just with the north Wales economic ambition board, but with the north Wales business delivery group set up to support it, regarding the achievement of their aspirations to generate 250 indirect jobs, five large businesses and up to £12 million private sector leverage from the exploitation of this opportunity.