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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you very much indeed, Vikki. If I can now bring in Sam Kurtz to ask a few questions. Sam.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you, Sarah. No, I'd like to move on, if I may. We've got a lot of questions to get through. So, if I can ask you to be as succinct as possible. So, if I can now bring in Vikki Howells. Vikki.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you, Sarah.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you, Hefin. If I can now bring in Sarah Murphy to ask a question. Sarah.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Andrew.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Yes, please do that. That will be very helpful, thank you. If I can now bring in Hefin David to ask a question. Hefin.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you, and Chris Yarsley.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Andrew, would you like to go next?
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you very much indeed for those introductions and perhaps I can kick off with the first question. Perhaps all three of you would be kind enough to perhaps outline the current situation regarding the HGV driver shortage and its impact on supply chains, on…
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
And Chris Yarsley.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Andrew Potter.
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HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
So, we will move on to item 3, which is our one-day inquiry into the HGV driver shortage and supply chain issues. This is the first of three evidence sessions in our inquiry, and we will be taking evidence from logistics and haulage. So, may I welcome our…
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Paper(s) to note
We'll move on to item 2, papers to note. We've received a letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution on common frameworks. We've also received a letter from the Counsel…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you very much.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A very warm welcome to this meeting of the Senedd Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. We've not received any apologies for this morning's meeting. Are there any declarations of interest that Members would like to make? Sarah.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, you’ll be aware of the coastal road to St David's through Newgale, which has been affected greatly by coastal erosion and storm damage in recent years. Indeed, it’s been suggested by some studies that, by 2036, the road in Newgale will be…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, it's quite clear that you need to prioritise tackling these backlogs, and if the Welsh Government wanted to prioritise this issue we'd have seen some commitment to addressing the problems in the NHS in your coalition agreement with Plaid…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, the reality is that action needs to be taken, and taken very quickly. As we move into winter, there will be further pressures on our NHS services, and with the news that there is a new COVID variant in the UK, it's crucial now that the Welsh…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Llywydd. First Minister, the latest NHS figures show that Wales's health services are struggling, with A&E waiting times and ambulance response times recently recorded at their worst ever levels. The vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
We move on now to item 6 on the agenda, so I propose in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Are Members content? Yes, I see that Members are content, so that motion is…
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Priorities for the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee - Environmental organisations
Thank you very much indeed, Sam. I'm afraid that time has beaten us, so this session has now come to an end. We did have some questions around monitoring the environmental impacts of agricultural schemes. Perhaps we will write to you with some of those…
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Priorities for the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee - Environmental organisations
Thanks, Vikki. I'm very conscious of time, so if I can just ask our witnesses to be as succinct as possible. If I can now ask Sam Kurtz to come in to ask a question. Sam.
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Priorities for the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee - Environmental organisations
Thank you. Thank you, Luke. Can I now ask Vikki Howells to come in and ask a question? Vikki.
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Priorities for the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee - Environmental organisations
Thank you, Sarah. If I can now bring in Luke Fletcher to ask a series of questions. Luke.
