5. Statement by the Minister for Economy: Economic Priorities and UK Government Relations

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:29 pm on 17 January 2023.

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Photo of Vaughan Gething Vaughan Gething Labour 4:29, 17 January 2023

Yes. Firstly, I have had a number of conversations with counterparts in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the UK Government. I am expecting to have a ministerial meeting within the next few weeks exactly on the potential to invest further in doing so. I'm pleased that, from a north Wales point of view, but I think in every one of our regional economic frameworks, digital connectivity is recognised as not just a key part of the economy today, but an even bigger part of the way the economy will work in the future. This is definitely part of the agenda I have, and I now have, of course, ministerial leadership for the digital strategy for the Welsh Government.