Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the First Secretary concerning thedevelopment of the knowledge- based economy in Deeside. [118186]Mr. Paul Murphy: I have regular meetings with the First Secretary and discuss a wide range of issues including the knowledgeeconomy.The Government and the National Assembly for Wales recognise the importance of putting to productive commercial use more of theknowledge and technologies that lie within our universities and colleges. For example, Wales leads the rest of the UK in introducingthe Colleges and Businesses in Partnership scheme, under which businesses undertake strategically important developments with thebenefit of access to relevant academic expertise from the further education sector.