NDM6536 - Plaid Cymru debate
NDM6536 - Plaid Cymru debate
NDM6536 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the need to strengthen the performance of the north Wales economy.
2.
Regrets the historic underfunding of north Wales by the Labour Welsh
Government.
3.
Welcomes Plaid Cymru's success in securing significant investment for the north
as part of the budget agreement with the Welsh Government for 2018/19 and
2019/20, including:
a)
better north-south road links;
b)
funding to support the design and development of a third Menai bridge crossing;
c)
funding to take forward the result of the feasibility study into the creation
of a national football museum in north Wales;
d)
the establishment of a young farmers grant scheme that will benefit the
agricultural industry in the north;
e)
the creation of a development fund for undergraduate medical training in the
north;
f)
a 100% rate relief for community hydro schemes, of which there are several in
the north;
g)
additional funding for Visit Wales which will boost the tourism industry in the
north;
4.
Calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward, as part of its long-overdue
economic strategy, genuine efforts to address the regional imbalances in the
Welsh economy.
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 12/10/2017
Decision due: 18 Oct 2017 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd