QNR – in the Senedd at on 13 July 2016.
Mike Hedges
Labour
Ken Skates
Labour
The National Transport Finance Plan sets out the measures we are taking to ensure that the Swansea bay region is connected via reliable modern and integrated transport network to other key agglomerations across Wales and beyond.
David Lloyd
Plaid Cymru
Ken Skates
Labour
We continue to recognise the importance of heavy industries to the economy of the whole of Wales and our priority remains to develop and strengthen its future.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan
Labour
Ken Skates
Labour
Inclusiveness is at the heart of our approach to City Regions. Their purpose is not just to ensure that our major cities become drivers of growth and opportunity, but that we also deliver the alignment, collaboration and joined-up thinking that allows growth and opportunity to be spread across Wales.
Neil McEvoy
Plaid Cymru
Ken Skates
Labour
Our actions supported over 40,000 jobs last year and nearly 150,000 jobs in the last Assembly term. Our increasing employment rate is outperforming all other parts of the UK and we have seen major employers like Aston Martin and TVR announce the creation of high quality jobs in Wales.
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It is chaired by the prime minister.
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