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Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

1,288 speeches and questions

22 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
Yes, of course.
22 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
Dominic and Gareth, I'm not sure if one of you two wanted to come in. I'm conscious I've stuck with Abi there. Dominic, yes.
22 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
So, just to dig a little deeper on that, what sort of technical knowledge, then, do you think it would be useful for Farming Connect to draft in?
22 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
Okay. Just thinking, then, to the next Farming Connect, what sort of expertise do you think there needs to be more of a focus on? What are the sort of things that you'd want to see done?
22 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
Diolch, Cadeirydd. If we could look at expertise and skills within Farming Connect. I think we've touched on this throughout the evidence session, but I think homing in on it would be quite useful. I'm thinking right back to the start of the session now, and…
22 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Papers to note
Diolch.
22 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Papers to note
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Item 2.3, the letter from Llyr Gruffydd in relation to Hybu Cig Cymru, I think what he sets out in the letter is quite concerning, so if committee is content I wouldn't mind if we explored some options about how we might be able to take…
20 February 2024Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: HeartUnions Week
The last two years, I think, have shown the importance of trade unions. And they've also shown us, of course, that there is wider support amongst the general public across the piece for striking workers, and that's despite, of course, the best efforts of the…
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Border Target Operating Model
Yes. Good.
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Border Target Operating Model
Okay, thank you. On the point around businesses, businesses have set out the need for EU exporters to put these additional checks in place, essentially, in preparation for the new model and it's one of the greatest challenges that they're currently facing…
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Border Target Operating Model
Diolch, Gadeirydd. You touched on it briefly just then around the discussions that were happening between the UK and the EU on the border target operating model. Are you able to give any updates as to how those discussions have been going?
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Tata Steel UK
Okay. Helpful. Moving on to scrap metal, obviously you'll be aware that British Steel are proposing similar schemes in Teesside and Scunthorpe. On the reliance on scrap material, do you believe, firstly, that there is enough scrap material to satisfy your…
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Tata Steel UK
Okay. That's very helpful. In an answer to Vikki Howells around R&D, you touched on this point, but I just want to explore it a little further. Mr Narendran said to the Welsh Affairs Committee that the technology is evolving around the use of potential…
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Tata Steel UK
So, what does that specifically mean, though, for delaying proposals until after a general election, where there's an opportunity to negotiate with a potentially new Government?
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Tata Steel UK
It is welcome that there is some flexibility there. But, listening to the exchange between yourself and Hefin David around what we are facing this year and that political instability, essentially—because we are in a general election year—does that mean then…
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Tata Steel UK
Yes, I'm looking at the clock and conscious of time, but I did want to come back to a point where you mentioned the hot strip mill. That, of course, came as a revision of the initial proposals that were published. So, does that indicate that there's some…
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Economy - Tata Steel session
Diolch yn fawr.
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Economy - Tata Steel session
Thinking down the line, then—and I'll end after this one, Chair—there's the talk around what happens in Tata's downstream sites, Llanwern being one of them—you've mentioned it yourself this morning. Do you see a role for that transition board, with its…
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Economy - Tata Steel session
In terms of mapping out where those skills gaps are, is that work happening? And what I mean by that is actually looking at where we have those gaps and how we then might be able to fill them, in partnership, perhaps, with the FE colleges. We launched the…
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Economy - Tata Steel session
Thinking about the possibility that job losses could happen, because it's important that we do prep for the worst case scenario, what would be your key priorities, then, for the transition board in terms of reskilling the workforce?
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Economy - Tata Steel session
So, everything working in tandem is the message here. I take it, then, that you've made the case, of course, to the UK Government that more funding is required.
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Economy - Tata Steel session
And that, of course, is the point I'm trying to get out here.
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Economy - Tata Steel session
So, we're talking, essentially, indirect resource or cash, if you want to term it that way, towards that transition board, rather than a direct cash flow into the transition board?
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Economy - Tata Steel session
So, we're talking—?
7 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Economy - Tata Steel session
Diolch, Cadeirydd. If I can focus a bit more on the transition board in my line of questioning? You've made it very clear that £100 million on the table isn't enough, and then, of course, you've had—well, yesterday in the debate—Tom Giffard saying the Welsh…