Moving the Assembly's Operations to North Wales

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 3 March 2020.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 2:15, 3 March 2020

First Minister, while, clearly, there will be some public debate about whether it's appropriate to relocate the Senedd to north Wales for a week's worth of business, I think it's more proper for me to direct my questions to you regarding your Government's responsibilities.

I was very pleased to see that you visited Llanfair Talhaiarn in my constituency last week to meet with flood victims there who've been washed out three times in eight years. Can I ask for you to continue to engage with constituents in Clwyd West and elsewhere in north Wales? And what plans does your Government have to take more Government departments to north Wales in the future and to locate more of those civil service jobs that are currently based in Cardiff out into the regions?