, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Well, clearly, Minister, you don't know how many jobs have been created, which is no surprise because you haven't bothered to set any job creation targets during your time as Minister. This is lazy politics, Minister, and, sadly, it's a fact that Wales has…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, this is probably the last time you'll address the Chamber in the role as economy Minister, and so, of course, it's only appropriate that we reflect back on your time in the job. Now, your department is responsible for creating…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
We'll move on now to item 5, and I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are Members content? I see that Members are indeed content. So, the motion is agreed…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Thank you for that, Buffy, and I'm afraid our session has come to an end. So, thank you very much indeed to you and your officials for being with us this morning. Obviously, your evidence will be very important to us as a committee in scrutinising the Welsh…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Diolch, Hefin. I'll now bring in Buffy Williams. Buffy.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Thank you, Sam. I'll now bring in Hefin David. Hefin.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Okay, diolch, Luke. I'll now bring in Sam Kurtz. Sam.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Yes. Very quickly.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Diolch, Vikki. I'll now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Thank you for that. I'll now bring in Vikki Howells.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Hefin, do you have any other questions on this? No. Can you just highlight as well with regard to apprenticeships the specific actions the Welsh Government will actually take to address gender segregation within apprenticeships? How will you actually improve…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
I'll now bring in Hefin David. Hefin.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
So, you don't know at this stage.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Does this mean, therefore, that you will actually reach your 125,000 apprenticeships target over six years, rather than within this Senedd term? Is that what you're saying?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Right.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
So, it's about take-up then? Is that what you're saying?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Sure. Obviously, you've mentioned the pressure on financial resources. Now, you've announced in the final budget that the apprenticeship allocation for 2024-25 will be restored to the level set out in the indicative budget, at over £143 million. But do you…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Thank you very much indeed for that. You mentioned you want to see more people in well-paid work. In your very first scrutiny session with this committee, you said that your priorities for the portfolio included needing more people to work and to be in good…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Thank you very much indeed for those introductions. Minister, this could well be your last scrutiny session with the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee, so we would like just to take the opportunity to thank you and your officials for your engagement…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Welcome back to this meeting of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. We'll move on now to item 4 on our agenda, which is general ministerial scrutiny, which, as I said earlier, takes place on a regular basis. The next Minister before us this…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
We'll now take a short break to prepare for the next session.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Vikki. And our session has come to an end. So, 'thank you' to you and your officials for being with us this morning. Your evidence, as usual, will be very important to us as a committee in scrutinising the Welsh Government's policies going forward…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch, Hefin. I'll now bring back Vikki Howells. Vikki.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Okay. Diolch, Sam. I'll now bring in Hefin David. Hefin.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Very, very quickly.
