, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much for that introduction, Minister. Perhaps I can just kick off this session by asking you, first of all, just a general question. How confident are you that the money allocated to your portfolio in this draft budget is sufficient to meet…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, we can move on to item 3 on our agenda, an evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd regarding the Welsh Government draft budget 2022-23. A very warm welcome to the Minister. May I thank her also for the paper that…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Paper(s) to note
So, we'll move on now to item 2, papers to note. As Members can see, there are a number of papers to note. You'll be pleased to know that I won't go through all of them, but there are a number of them, including letters regarding our review of the regulations…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you very much. Any other declarations of interest? No. I would like quickly to declare that during one of the scrutiny sessions today, perhaps we will be discussing border control posts, and there's a possibility that one of these will be located in my…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, all, to the meeting of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senedd. I haven't received any apologies this morning. Are there any declarations of interest that Members would like to make? Sam Kurtz.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Minister, the reality is that COVID passes have had a huge impact on the night-time economy, with some evidence showing that on average the cost to implement COVID passes per week was around £400. This would represent an annual cost of £20,000 per year. And…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Minister, as we look forward, it is important that the Welsh Government spells out exactly how it's going to support the sustainability of the sector for the future in the form of a specific strategy. As part of that strategy, the Welsh Government should look…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, businesses across Wales, of course, welcomed the announcement on Friday by the Welsh Government to ease COVID restrictions in Wales over the next two weeks. That announcement was particularly welcomed by businesses in the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Stronger Regional Economies
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Can I thank his Minister for his statement this afternoon? I welcome the opportunity to scrutinise the Minister on the Welsh Government's progress in strengthening regional economies, but I am disappointed that today's statement is…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response, First Minister. I listened very carefully to your response to the question asked by Heledd Fychan earlier on ambulances, because a constituent has been in touch with me recently to say that an 84-year-old lady had to wait almost…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister make a statement on the delivery of health services in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area? OQ57400
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Update on COVID-19
[Inaudible.]—naturally, these messages have had a dramatic impact on our businesses here in Wales, from shops to the hospitality sector. Now, clearly, further restrictions will be placed on businesses from next Sunday onwards, but can you tell us whether the…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
So, we'll now move on to item 6, and in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, I resolve that the committee excludes the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes, I see that they are, therefore the motion is agreed, and we will now…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Okay, Luke? Are there any other questions Members would like to ask? No. Well, there we are, we've therefore come to the end of our session. Can I take this opportunity to thank you for giving up your time this afternoon to give evidence to us as a committee?…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Okay. Thank you, Hefin. And if I can bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Thank you, Sarah. If I can now bring in Hefin David. Hefin.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Thank you, Sam. If I can bring back Sarah Murphy at this point. Sarah.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Thank you, Sarah. If I can now bring in Sam Kurtz. Sam.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Okay. Thank you very much indeed for that. If I can now bring in Sarah Murphy to ask a question. Sarah.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
So, coming back to my question, then: what sort of engagement have you had with the Welsh Government to address some of the issues caused by HGV driver shortages?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Thank you very much indeed for that declaration, and perhaps I can just kick off with the first question, just by asking you what engagement you have had with the Welsh Government to address issues caused by the HGV drivers shortage.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Thank you very much indeed for that introduction, and before we start questions, I think Sarah Murphy would just like to come in on this. Sarah.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Welcome back to this meeting of the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee. We will move on now to item 5 on our agenda. This is the final evidence session in our one-day inquiry into the HGV driver shortage and supply chain issues, and we will now take…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Business organisations
Well, thank you very much indeed, and our session has now come to an end. Can I, on behalf of the committee, thank you both for being with us this morning? It’s been a very useful and informative session. So, thank you very much indeed. We will send you a…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Business organisations
Okay. Thanks. And Pete.
