, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Two points I wanted to pick up on there. In terms of the green business loan scheme, what has the take-up been, generally, of that scheme? A particular worry I have in certain sectors of the economy—. I've done a lot of work with the craft brewery sector, and…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Diolch, Cadeirydd. If we could think about decarbonising the economy for a second, the Climate Change Committee recently recommended that the Welsh Government develops a decarbonisation strategy for Welsh business and increases support for small and…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to ask for a statement, written or oral, on the state of the Garw river. Like many constituents in Bridgend county, I often take my dog for a walk in Bryngarw Country Park, through which the Garw river runs. It's been reported that, just two miles up…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Regardless of whether this is a blip or a trend, surely the Government would be preparing for the worst outcome, rather than potentially sitting on its hands and carrying on as if it's business as usual. Last month when we raised concerns regarding recent…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you for that response, Minister.
, Plenary
Topical Questions
2. What is the Welsh Government doing to improve economic outcomes in Wales, following the publication of the June ONS statistics which show a pattern of decline in Welsh employment rates and economic activity? TQ795
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
The upcoming refresh to the child poverty strategy scheduled for autumn this year presents an opportunity to really think ambitiously about the ways that this long-standing issue can be tackled. It is, of course, a responsibility that will cut across…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you very much for that response, Minister.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
4. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Social Justice regarding the need for additional allocation of finances for local authorities to support vulnerable residents? OQ59662
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
According to UK Research and Innovation's most recently published figures, Research Councils UK and Innovate UK spent upwards of £5.2 billion across the UK in 2020-21. Only £126 million of that was spent in Wales. This was down from the 2018-19 figure, which…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. What support does the Welsh Government provide for research and innovation? OQ59673
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 3
Great. Thank you very much.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 3
David, did you wish to add anything?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 3
And that's where the monitoring side of it will be key, moving forward, yes.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 3
Chair, I'm conscious we're about to go into overtime, so I'll skip to my last question, if that's okay. Looking at the refreshed manufacturing action plan, I'd be keen to understand your views on the decarbonisation and energy efficiency aspects of the plan…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 3
Keith, did you want to come in?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 3
So, the key thing about the action plan is that the definition of what we actually mean by 'net-zero skills' is too vague.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 3
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Just focusing in on the net-zero skills elements of the manufacturing sector, we've had the Welsh Government's net-zero skills action plan. To what extent do you think that that action plan actually meets the needs of the manufacturing…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 2
Yes. Great.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 2
Great. Thank you. Thank you, Mary. I'm not sure if Llŷr wanted to come in on that before I hand back to the Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 2
Thank you, Janis. Can I come to you, Mary, on just a trade union perspective?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 2
Because the scale of the challenge, of course, is going to be massive, isn't it?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 2
Because that was the crux of what I was looking to get at: are we looking at the net-zero skills action plan as something that is good to go for the foreseeable future, or are we just talking about the basis of something here?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Manufacturing in Wales: Evidence session 2
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Picking up on the skills element here, and focusing down on it, as well as net zero, I'll come to Janis first, if that's okay, because you've already touched on the net-zero skills action plan. To what extent do you think that the plan…
