1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at on 13 July 2016.
David Lloyd
Plaid Cymru
9. Will the Minister provide an update on infrastructure projects in the Swansea Bay area? OAQ(5)0026(EI)[W]
Ken Skates
Labour
2:17,
13 July 2016
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Sir Terry Matthews and his colleagues on the city region board are continuing to identify priorities that deliver shared aspirations for growth and jobs, including regional collaboration to further develop the region’s digital and transport infrastructure.
David Lloyd
Plaid Cymru
2:18,
13 July 2016
Thank you for that response, Minister. Following the Brexit vote, is the electrification of the railway from London to Swansea still going to happen?
Ken Skates
Labour
Well, we have been assured by the UK Government—or, we were assured before the referendum took place—that all investment that was due to come from the EU would come from the UK Government. We expect every penny to come. We expect every contract that was signed or agreed to prior to the Brexit vote to be honoured, and it is my hope that we will see—and I expect to see—electrification of that line, which fuels the regional economy of south Wales and the Swansea bay area.
Elin Jones
Plaid Cymru
I thank the Cabinet Secretary.
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