Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:40 pm on 7 March 2017.
Jane Hutt
Labour
2:40,
7 March 2017
Thank you very much, Suzy Davies. In fact, I have been very involved in the impact and outcome of a fourth fire at Llandow industrial estate, which happened on Thursday night—visiting on Friday morning and again yesterday as well, meeting with NRW, who then issued a suspension order, working with local businesses like the Llandow caravan park and, indeed, the circuit there. Those who live in that area will see the smoke and the impact on the much wider community. NRW, of course, and the Cabinet Secretary are very clear, again, about whether there are the regulatory opportunities to take action as a result of these very unfortunate fires in these sites.
Second point—yes, the Cabinet Secretary would be happy. It’s appropriate—timely—to do an update on Pinewood studios.
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