, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
No, I think that, first of all, to your broader point, one of the things that we've asked the design advisory panel to look at is this question that you raise, which is obviously very legitimate, which is about the economic development landscape, if I can…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Oh, absolutely. And I've met with most of the business representative organisations already and early on in the new administration, precisely for the reason that you suggest, really. I think building as close a relationship as we can with all those business…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
I think procurement is one of the levers that we do have, isn't it? And it's £11 billion, I think, of public sector procurement. That's a significant component of the Welsh economy, isn't it, as a whole? I think that Governments across the world, large and…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Yes, a really great question, and obviously we've set this goal, but the Government has policies in a wide range of areas, including on fair work, for example, and we're committed to ensuring that our economic interventions and policies—for example, through…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
It's a really interesting question. There are a range of possible targets that you could use, of course. I think that we were clearly of the mind that you needed to have a single overarching goal in order to have clarity so that you could align your…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
It's a really great question. One of the things that we have been focusing on is understanding the reasons for the productivity gap, so decomposing the gap, as economists describe it. So, what are the different elements that are contributing to it? Because it…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
As I said at the outset, we have set out the target of halving that productivity gap that exists at present in terms of productivity per hour. On gross value added, we have been at about 15 per cent lower than the UK average. So, we want to close the gap over…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thank you, Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee. This is the first opportunity for us to have a discussion. I'm looking forward to ongoing engagement in the future. I'll start with some opening remarks, but I'm very eager to go…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
Thanks to the Member for his question and for the knowledge that he was able to bring to it. As I said, I think, in the statement, where possible we will seek to build on the existing UK framework, where that has a tier of knowledge and information that is…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
We will, obviously, in developing the detail of the framework, be engaging with companies of all sizes within the sector in order to ensure that, as I said in my statement, the process that we design is proportionate. We recognise the reasonable point that…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
I'm grateful to the Member for her contribution and for reminding us, in the world that we live in, why this is so important, of course. When we have—. We have, in the case of Israel, of course, and in the case of Myanmar, two states where United Nations…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
I'm always disappointed when you're disappointed, Janet, and there were so many strands to that, I could be tempted to disappear down a few rabbit holes. But, look, let me just say this: surely there should be some agreement between us that there should be an…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
I'm really grateful for those comments, questions and suggestions, and also the spirit in which they were made as well. The last point that you were making—I think it’s absolutely important that we will involve trade union partners in the development of the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
I'm really grateful—. If the Member has concluded—
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
Yes, I'm really—
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
I thank the spokesperson for his contribution and his questions. First of all, I'd just like to point out that it is normal, given the specifics and nature of this sector; most democratic Governments around the world recognise that through having a specific…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
Wales has a proud tradition of championing human rights, international solidarity and the rule of law. We recognise and value the contribution of the workers, businesses, researchers and apprentices across Wales whose skills, expertise and innovation…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
However, public support for the sector cannot be unconditional. Where the Welsh Government provides support through grants, investment assistance, trade promotion or wider economic development activity, people in Wales rightly expect that support to reflect…
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy: Welsh Defence Ethical Framework
Thank you, Llywydd. Today I'm updating Members on the Welsh Government's work to develop an ethical defence investment framework for Wales. This Government is committed to international solidarity, respect for human rights and the rule of international law…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Diolch, Lywydd. I'd like to thank all the Members who contributed to this evening's debate. Let me begin with a concern that is widely shared across the Siambr: the way that this Bill was handled, which did curtail our ability to scrutinise it. The preceding…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Lywydd, diolch yn fawr. I move the motion and recommend that the Senedd gives its consent to the relevant provisions in the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill as set out in the legislative consent memorandum. Steel is no abstraction to Wales, it is in our…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: The tourism sector
'Welcome' is the first word that Wales says to the world; let's make sure that we always say it from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you.
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: The tourism sector
Llywydd, next year, that international profile takes on a new dimension. Wales steps on to one of the biggest sporting stages on earth as we welcome hundreds of thousands of Tour de France fans, and there's a certain justice in it—for decades we've been…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: The tourism sector
Thank you, Llywydd. I'd first of all like to thank Llŷr Powell for tabling this debate, and to Louise Emery for opening the debate and doing so in a balanced way that included some sincerely held disagreements and scrutiny, but also offered constructive…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: The tourism sector
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