The Night-time Economy in South Wales West

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy – in the Senedd at 2:17 pm on 15 June 2022.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 2:17, 15 June 2022

I think the clue is in the words 'business crime'. Crime and the criminal justice system are not devolved to this place, at least not yet. So, it will require us to engage with UK agencies. We regularly work with police forces, because police forces recognise that in many of their responsibilities, they need to proactively engage with devolved agencies and the Welsh Government. We have good working relationships with Welsh police forces. If there's going to be an additional policy focus on this, then there will need to be engagement, of course, with UK Ministers who have responsibility in this area, but we will, of course, want to see businesses being successful and addressing issues that potentially affect them, whether they are reserved or devolved. I should say that I think that within the night-time economy in Swansea, the leadership and the profile that the council have given to the future development of Swansea is something that I think gives us cause for optimism for the future. But I will, of course, look seriously at the points that the Member has raised.