Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 1:54 pm on 20 November 2019.
Thank you for that answer, Minister. I recently visited Elite Paper Solutions in Merthyr Tydfil, who are creating valuable jobs, supported by the Welsh Government. I also attended an event at Idris Davies School in Merthyr; it's a fantastic twenty-first century school in the upper Rhymney valley. And I was with the First Minister to visit the offices of Merthyr Valleys Homes, and to hear about the millions of pounds of Welsh Government money that they've invested in housing in my constituency.
I know that communities across the south Wales Valleys have similar stories to tell as a result of investment from this Welsh Government—record investment has been delivered despite a decade of Tory cuts. So, as the Welsh Government prepares its budget for 2021, and acknowledging the priorities that you have already set out, can you assure me that, within those priorities, meeting the needs of our Valleys communities will remain a key?