Spending Commitments for the Rhondda Valley

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 1:30 pm on 5 February 2020.

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Photo of David Melding David Melding Conservative 1:30, 5 February 2020

Thank you for that answer, Minister. Indeed, it's rail and other public transport that I wanted to talk about. And I do hope that Transport for Wales will make it a consistent priority to improve the services, both the extent of them and the facilities on them, so that the Valleys, and their wonderful potential of highly skilled people, are able to access well-paid jobs, and, also, that the foundation economy within the Valleys really is expressed to its fullest, as we've had some good news there in the recent past. But, traditionally, infrastructure spending has just not been high enough in places like the Rhondda Valleys.