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Found: Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens MP, said:  This UK Government has delivered generational investment

Found: Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens said:  North Wales is already home to a thriving and growing

Found: Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens said: This is huge news – one of the largest public investments

Found: Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens said: Wales has a long and proud tradition of military service

Found: Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens said:   Defence investment from the UK Government directly supports

Found: Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens said: The defence industry is a vital part of the Welsh economy

Found: Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens said:  Wales’s growing clean energy industry is delivering the

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Found: Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens said:  North Wales is already home to a thriving and growing

Found: Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens said: This is huge news – one of the largest public investments

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<p>Thank&nbsp;you for your answer and for your support for the Cardiff parkway development. It is again worth reflecting that this is a significant economic development proposal, enabled by a new railway station with a mainline stop. It was a pleasure to have you open the Rolls-Royce office in St Mellons with Jo Stevens recently. The gross value added uplift for Wales from the parkway development is equal to all of the other Burns stations combined. That is the significance of this proposal. Unlike other Burns stations, it has planning permission. It is likely to create as many, if not more, good-quality jobs as the very good news of another artificial intelligence growth zone in south Wales to match the earlier announcement for an AI growth zone in north Wales. This project needs to have the continued support not just of the First Minister, but, importantly, across the economy and transport departments of this Government—support to match the ambition of the development, and a single voice is required.</p>
<p>I've actually been to Wales Tech Week this week, and it's been mentioned to me directly about the importance of the parkway proposal and what it could provide. I'm pleased to hear you're already lobbying support ahead of the UK budget this week, but can you confirm, after the budget, that your Government will move as quickly as possible to help deliver this ambitious and achievable development, with all the jobs it could create in my constituency and well beyond?</p>

<p>Of course, the prospectus plays a really important part. One of those action points within the ports prospectus was specifically around jobs, and there were some very eye-catching figures in relation to jobs creation: 29,000 potential roles in Wales in that sector. Of course, just a month ago, we had Ed Miliband and Jo Stevens saying that Wales would benefit from 15,000&nbsp;clean-energy jobs.</p>
<p>Promises of new jobs are not something new here in Wales. I've learnt over the years to take them with quite a very large pinch of salt. We've already seen job projections in other Government announcements quietly revised down to the tune of thousands. Now, in the prospectus, the Cabinet Secretary says,</p>
<p>'We are ready, our ports are prepared, and the opportunity is now.'</p>
<p>Having had conversations with some key stakeholders in this sector, however, there doesn't seem to be that readiness from their perspective when it comes to the Government, particularly pointing to financial commitment in terms of investment in our ports.</p>
<p>Now, risk appetites are a real variable here, but how does Welsh Government intend to resolve that tension? Because without public investment to bridge that gap, both sides will wait for the other to make a move.</p>
<p>Some options have been highlighted: a recoverable grant from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero being one, and a bridging loan provided by the national wealth fund being the other. So, could I ask the Cabinet Secretary where she and her officials are in securing agreement from one or both of these investment vehicles to ensure that port development progresses here in Wales? We can't afford to tread any more water on this.</p>