Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:25 pm on 4 October 2022.
Diolch. I was going to say also that the north Wales economy and transport work cross border. I attended a Growth Track 360 fringe event last week. We talked about the importance of HS2 funding coming to that border region and, with Cheshire West and Chester being possibly an investment zone, the impact it could have on Wrexham industrial estate, Deeside industrial estate, and enterprise zones. So, I'm hoping you will talk with UK Government, as you have done over the free-port status, so that we protect working conditions and environmental conditions.
The Prime Minister has said that she wants to build back the economy through creating jobs. We have lots of jobs in Wales, jobs in the public sector, that we cannot fill, that are really important. Do you agree with me that businesses, as they are saying, need education for skills to employ people, that they need pot hole-free roads, and that we need good public transport and planning in place so that they can build houses and healthy communities? Minister, what can we do to promote these jobs as well to help build our communities, as well as promoting building up the private sector? Thank you.