Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:22 pm on 4 October 2022.
Thank you, Minister, for your statement today on economic regional development. Of course, economic regions and economic boundaries often don't match administrative boundaries or regions. You will, of course, Minister, be aware that this is really important for my residents in north Wales, because every 24 hours, 200,000 people move between north-east Wales and the north-west of England, going backwards and forwards across that really important economic boundary. That's why, Minister, I'm really keen to support the work of the Mersey Dee Alliance and to see their work progress to see that economic region develop over future years. Minister, my question is: how do you see the future of the Mersey Dee Alliance, and how do you see your role as Minister and as Welsh Government in seeing the success of the Mersey Dee Alliance and that really important economic region?