8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 3
Therefore, are you happy with the outcome and does it do everything that you wanted it to do, or are there gaps?
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 3
Okay, thanks.
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 3
Well, the issues that you've raised—
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 3
Can I just ask you, David, before you move on, did you say this to the Welsh Government when they were developing the plan?
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 3
Thanks, Cadeirydd. I'd like to ask first Keith Ridgway what involvement he and his organisation had in the development of the refreshed manufacturing action plan. And to both panellists, is there anything not in the plan that should be? I'll start there and…
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Chair, just to say, just to respond to Llŷr, there's nothing to stop a degree apprenticeship being offered in a modular way that would allow that.
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Lovely. Thank you very much.
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
I'm just conscious of time, Chair. It's up to you whether you want to take some more.
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Bridging social capital.
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Because time is moving on, I just want to ask one additional question. Do you feel that perhaps degree apprenticeships have a role to play as part of that?
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
I like the work on entrepreneurship and innovation that you've done, and therefore it's a pleasure to meet you. To what extent do you think that the refreshed action plan and Welsh Government innovation strategy support the sector to maximise its contribution…
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Can I direct a question to Professor Pickernell? I should declare that I'm something of a fan. I've followed his work in my previous occupation—
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
That's helpful. Thank you.
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Okay. Just to move on fairly quickly, there was an initial plan published in 2021. Is it clear which elements of that initial plan have been kept in the new plan, and what the Welsh Government will be doing differently in the future? I'm happy to direct that…
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
I can't see anyone else indicating. Was there anyone else, Cadeirydd?
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Are you satisfied everything's in it that you want in it?
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Thanks, Cadeirydd. Can I ask Janis first of all, and anyone else can come in on this if it's relevant to them, but what was your role in developing the refreshed manufacturing action plan? Is there anything anyone else as well would like to see in the plan…
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 1 – Gweinidog yr Economi
Yes. I just wanted to—. Just some of the global issues that were discussed there made me think of the foundational economy, and I'd just like to understand the Minister's commitment to the foundational economy. Is that still part of the Government's strategy…
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllid datblygu rhanbarthol wedi’r UE: Gweinidog yr Economi
I've yet to hear that sliding scale ever answered. [Laughter.]
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllid datblygu rhanbarthol wedi’r UE: Gweinidog yr Economi
—for going slightly off topic. [Laughter.]
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllid datblygu rhanbarthol wedi’r UE: Gweinidog yr Economi
Yes. I appreciate your indulgence there, Chair. I'm sorry—
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllid datblygu rhanbarthol wedi’r UE: Gweinidog yr Economi
But that's a basic income. A universal basic income would affect everybody and is opposite to the principles of targeting need, so I just feel there's an ideological difference there.
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllid datblygu rhanbarthol wedi’r UE: Gweinidog yr Economi
Yes, very, very quickly. The Minister's consistently said that focusing on areas of greatest need should be the focus of additional funding. But, isn't that the opposite in principle to the principle of universal basic income? And I just wonder how he squares…
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllid datblygu rhanbarthol wedi’r UE: Gweinidog yr Economi
Okay. Thanks, Chair.
8 Mehefin 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllid datblygu rhanbarthol wedi’r UE: Gweinidog yr Economi
It sounds like the apprenticeship levy all over again.
