With the Bodelwyddan Key Strategic Site project having been withdrawn from the North Wales Growth Deal, Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies recently made a call for the £10 million earmarked for the project to be diverted to other economic development projects in Denbighshire.
James made the request in Parliament when questioning the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales, David T.C Davies MP, over what steps his Department is taking to help deliver the North Wales Growth Deal.
Mr Davies told James that The Wales Office has been fully supporting the North Wales Growth Deal as it begins to deliver projects on the ground, and that his officials will work closely with all partners in North Wales to ensure that the deal continues to deliver growth and investment across the region.
James then raised the funding which had been allocated for the now withdrawn Bodelwyddan Key Strategic Site project and asked whether this money could be utilised for other projects in Denbighshire.
He said:
"I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Perhaps inevitably, not all projects initially identified for delivery through the North Wales Growth Deal can be progressed, and that applies to the Bodelwyddan Key Strategic Site.
“Will he encourage a flexible approach to diverting the £10 million of funds that had been earmarked to Bodelwyddan to other economic development projects within Denbighshire?”
David T.C Davies said:
“Obviously, it is for Ambition North Wales to bring forward projects for the UK Government and the Welsh Government to approve, but we have taken a very flexible view of the whole thing.”
He went on to assure James that despite the international financial problems, which all countries are facing at the moment, the UK Government “remain absolutely committed to support jobs, driving growth and levelling up across the whole of the United Kingdom, including in his constituency”.
Speaking afterwards, James said:
“It would be a great loss to Denbighshire to miss out on this substantial sum of money, so I very much welcome the flexible approach that the UK Government has adopted and hope that the funds can be successfully redirected to other economic development projects in Denbighshire.”
With the Bodelwyddan Key Strategic Site project having been withdrawn from the North Wales Growth Deal, Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies recently made a call for the £10 million earmarked for the project to be diverted to other economic development projects in Denbighshire.
James made the request in Parliament when questioning the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales, David T.C Davies MP, over what steps his Department is taking to help deliver the North Wales Growth Deal.
Mr Davies told James that The Wales Office has been fully supporting the North Wales Growth Deal as it begins to deliver projects on the ground, and that his officials will work closely with all partners in North Wales to ensure that the deal continues to deliver growth and investment across the region.
James then raised the funding which had been allocated for the now withdrawn Bodelwyddan Key Strategic Site project and asked whether this money could be utilised for other projects in Denbighshire.
He said:
"I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Perhaps inevitably, not all projects initially identified for delivery through the North Wales Growth Deal can be progressed, and that applies to the Bodelwyddan Key Strategic Site.
“Will he encourage a flexible approach to diverting the £10 million of funds that had been earmarked to Bodelwyddan to other economic development projects within Denbighshire?”
David T.C Davies said:
“Obviously, it is for Ambition North Wales to bring forward projects for the UK Government and the Welsh Government to approve, but we have taken a very flexible view of the whole thing.”
He went on to assure James that despite the international financial problems, which all countries are facing at the moment, the UK Government “remain absolutely committed to support jobs, driving growth and levelling up across the whole of the United Kingdom, including in his constituency”.
Speaking afterwards, James said:
“It would be a great loss to Denbighshire to miss out on this substantial sum of money, so I very much welcome the flexible approach that the UK Government has adopted and hope that the funds can be successfully redirected to other economic development projects in Denbighshire.”
