Regenerating the Northern Valleys

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:42 pm on 3 March 2020.

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Photo of Caroline Jones Caroline Jones UKIP 1:42, 3 March 2020

First Minister, regeneration of the northern Valleys requires more than just economic development and better transport links. We have to regenerate the environment and ensure our Valleys communities are places where people want to live and work. 

First Minister, in light of the comments by the Royal Meteorological Society that the damage caused by storm Dennis is a taste of things to come as the south Wales Valleys are set to see 50 per cent more rain over the next 10 years, we have to ensure our Valleys communities are more resilient. First Minister, what is the Welsh Government doing to increase resilience? And what discussions have you had with the UK Government and the Coal Authority about the state of the coalfields?