Speeches and questions

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

Thank you, Sarah. I know we're quite tight for time. I'll now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

Diolch, Hefin. If I can now bring back Sarah Murphy.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

Victoria, would you like to start on that?

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

Thank you, Sarah. If I can now bring in Hefin David.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

If I can now bring in Sarah Murphy. Sarah.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

Mark Turner.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

Shavanah Taj.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

Thank you very much indeed for those introductions, and perhaps I can kick off this session just with a general question. I'm sure you would agree that hospitality, retail and the tourism sectors are crucial parts of our economy here in Wales, so, in your…

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

And Mark Turner.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

Thank you. Shavanah Taj.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation

Welcome back to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee. We will move on now to item 4 on our agenda. This is our second panel session today for the committee's inquiry into hospitality, retail and tourism issues, with the trade unions and the Bevan…

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Diolch yn fawr iawn. And I'm afraid time has beaten us, so our session has now come to an end, but thank you very much indeed for being with us this morning. Your evidence will be very useful in our inquiry. A transcript of today's proceedings will be sent to…

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

David, yes.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Diolch, Hefin. If I can now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Thank you, Vikki. And if I can now bring in Hefin David. Hefin.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Thank you, Sarah, and thank you, Sara Jones. I understand, Sara, that you now need to leave us, but thank you very much indeed for being with us as well this morning. If I can now bring in Vikki Howells.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Thank you, Sam. If I can now bring in Sarah Murphy.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Suzy Davies.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Thank you, David. If I can now bring in Sam Kurtz. Sam.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Okay. Thank you. David, anything to add on that?

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Suzy Davies.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Michael Bewick.

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Thank you very much for that. And before I bring in other Members, I just want to ask you perhaps a general question to finish from me: what do you understand to be the Welsh Government's vision and ambition for your sectors over the next five to 10 years?…

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Okay. Thank you very much. Sara, did you want to come in?

3 March 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives

Suzy Davies.