, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Okay. Thank you very much indeed for that. Obviously, some of you have already alluded to what you'd like to see Governments doing in the immediate term. Is there anything else you'd like to see the UK Government, and indeed the Welsh Government, doing to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. If I can now bring in Sara Jones. Sara.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Okay. Thank you very much indeed. Before I bring Sara Jones in, I know Hefin David would just like to ask a very brief supplementary question. Hefin.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. Michael Bewick.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you very much for that. Suzy Davies.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you very much indeed for those introductions. Perhaps I can just kick off this session with a couple of questions. Perhaps you'd be so kind as to tell us what you think are the most significant challenges or concerns facing businesses in your respective…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you very much. And Sara Jones.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you very much. Michael Bewick.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you very much. Suzy Davies.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
So, we'll move on to item 3 on our agenda this morning. This is the first of three panel sessions on the committee's inquiry into hospitality, retail and tourism issues, starting with business representatives. May I welcome the witnesses to this first…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Paper(s) to note
We'll move on, therefore, to item 2, namely papers to note. We have received a number of papers to note, and you'll be very pleased to hear that I won't go through every single one of them, but are there any issues that Members would like to raise in relation…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you very much for that.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you very much for that. Samuel Kurtz.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Senedd's Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. I haven't received any apologies this morning. Are there any declarations of interest that Members would like to make, please? Sarah Murphy—Sarah.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Minister, yesterday the Welsh Government announced funding for 11 capital projects to expand Welsh-medium education, and I am pleased to see £2.5 million being allocated to Ysgol Caer Elen in my constituency to fund an additional 60 Welsh-medium placements…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister. As you mentioned, the business case has been submitted to you now as a Government, and as part of those proposals the health board intends to repurpose or rebuild Withybush hospital, which would see it lose its…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
5. Will the First Minister make a statement on the future delivery of acute and emergency services in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area? OQ57692
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Minister, last time I raised the delivery of health services with you, you responded with a political rant, but the people that both you and I represent have genuine concerns about local health services, and so I hope this time you'll choose to respond in a…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
2. Will the Minister make a statement on the future delivery of services in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area? OQ57631
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Minister, I totally agree with you that it is important that Wales does not lose out as a result of the switch from European structural funds to the shared prosperity fund, and I'm sure that the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee will be taking a keen…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Thank you for that response, Minister. As you know, the sustainability of the voluntary sector has taken a huge knock in the last few years and there is a need to support the sector quickly as it faces significant challenges going forward. In the coming…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
4. Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's priorities for the voluntary sector? OQ57588
, Plenary
Debate: Draft Budget 2022-23
I'm pleased to take part in this important debate. I'd like to focus on the Welsh Government's budget for the economy. The pandemic has had an enormous impact on businesses and livelihoods across Wales, and this budget is an opportunity to inject much-needed…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I agree that it's crucial that Wales doesn't receive less funding than it had when we were in the European Union. And, as Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee, I can assure you that we will be scrutinising this issue very…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
So, we'll move on to item 11 on our agenda, and, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, I propose that the committee resolves to exclude the public for the remainder of this meeting. Are all Members content? I see that Members are indeed content, so the…
