Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition (in respect of his European Transition responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 2:55 pm on 7 October 2020.
I'm grateful to the Minister for that response. I'm also grateful to the Minister for his statement yesterday. Blaenau Gwent is a part of the country, of course, that will lose out more in terms of funding than almost any other county borough. Blaenau Gwent has relied on funding from the European Union in terms of connectivity, both investing in railway and the dualling of the A465. People in Blaenau Gwent have benefited from European funding, of course, in terms of training and apprenticeships as well. So, both our place and our people have benefited in the past. I know the Minister has worked hard over the last few years to ensure that these funding streams will be maintained, and I know that the United Kingdom Government has let him down and let us down, and broken the promises that they've made. So, how will the Welsh Government pick up the pieces of those broken Tory promises and ensure that we have the budget, that we have the funds available for a long-term programme to sustain and support people in Blaenau Gwent and our communities in Blaenau Gwent?