Public Services in Blaenau Gwent

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:27 pm on 30 November 2021.

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Photo of Alun Davies Alun Davies Labour 2:27, 30 November 2021

I'm grateful to the First Minister for that response. You will remember that, last week, I asked him about the transport services that serve the borough of Blaenau Gwent, and I want to return to that this afternoon. I'm sure he will have shared the distress of our Conservative colleagues to discover that the 'Union Connectivity Review', commissioned by the United Kingdom Government, supported his approach and the Welsh Government's approach to the Burns review and to investment in public transport in and around the south-east Wales corridors to deliver connectivity for Blaenau Gwent and for other parts of the region. Does he agree with me that, since Wales is the only part of the United Kingdom not receiving significant investment in rail services as a direct consequence of decisions taken by the UK Tory Government, the only way in which Wales can catch up with investment in rail services is through the devolution of rail infrastructure to the Welsh Government?