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Steve Witherden Excerpts

Wednesday 29th January 2025 Commons Chamber

[Dame Nia Griffith]

I can confirm that the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right.

[Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr) (Lab)]

6. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create new jobs in Wales.

[Andrew Ranger (Wrexham) (Lab)]

11. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create new jobs in Wales.

[Steve Witherden]

I welcome the news that the Secretary of State has signed a memorandum of understanding on four Welsh growth deals with Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Rebecca Evans. Will the Minister outline how this UK-Welsh Government partnership will deliver the well-paid jobs and economic growth needed in areas like Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr?

[Dame Nia Griffith]

The memorandum of understanding signed recently between the UK and Welsh Governments further demonstrates our commitment to working together to deliver economic growth throughout Wales. The UK Government have invested £790 million in Wales’s growth deals, including £110 million in the Mid Wales growth deal which aims to leverage up to £400 million of public and private sector investment in the region and create up to 1,400 additional jobs.