2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:43 pm on 6 October 2020.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 2:43, 6 October 2020

Trefnydd, eight months ago, the Prime Minister, in Parliament, openly stated that the UK Government would passport the moneys necessary to repair the flood damaged infrastructure in Wales, and, as you know, that is estimated, in my constituency in Rhondda Cynon Taf, at around £70 million. The Secretary of State for Wales has also confirmed that. There have been many such promises. It now appears that the UK Government is going to renege on its commitment to provide those funds to enable those important infrastructure repairs to be carried out. I wonder what discussions you've had with the UK Government on this. But I think it is a matter of such importance that it deserves an urgent statement in this Chamber, so we can actually discuss what the future is, what the implications are and how those infrastructure repairs are going to be financed in the future.