Welsh Conservatives

Speeches and questions

Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

1,927 speeches and questions

29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel
Thank you very much indeed for those introductions. Perhaps I can just kick off this session with a few questions. Does the approach proposed by Tata Steel sufficiently balance environmental and carbon reduction goals with the wider social and economic…
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel
Welcome back to this meeting of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. We will move now to item 4 on the future of Welsh steel. In the session, we’re speaking to an expert panel on issues relating to the future of Welsh steel, including a focus on…
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
I'm afraid time has beaten us. Our session has therefore come to an end. Thank you very much for being with us this morning. Your evidence will be very important for us, as a committee, in scrutinising this matter going forward. A copy of today's transcript…
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Thank you, Buffy. I'll now bring in Samuel Kurtz.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Thank you, Vikki. I'll now bring in Buffy Williams.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
I know it's very difficult.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
I'm very conscious of time, so can you please be as succinct as possible, please? Thank you.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Alasdair.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Diolch, Luke. I'll now bring in Vikki Howells. Vikki.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Yes. Very quickly, yes.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Okay. Thank you very much. I'll now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Okay. Peter.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Now, as unions, of course, you've expressed different views on the way forward. So, how are you actually working together to secure the best outcomes as far as this is concerned?
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Alasdair.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
And have you tried to have meetings with the UK Government?
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
And is that enough?
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
And when you say it's not enough, how much should it be, then? How much should the UK Government be providing?
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
And this is a question to all of the panel: what are you doing to try to get Tata to deliver the level of engagement you'd like and to change their proposals? Is there any action you'd like the UK and Welsh Governments to take to support you in this?
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Thank you for those introductions. Perhaps I can just kick off this session, and perhaps I can first of all ask Community a question. You've said that 'It is apparent that Tata are no longer considering alternatives' to their plans, and that you're 'seriously…
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Can I just ask you to introduce yourself?
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
We'll move on to item 3, on the future of steel in Wales. This session is with the steel unions, following our discussions with them on 30 November last year. It picks up on the significant developments since then and follows on from our session with Tata…
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Papers to note
We'll move on, therefore, to item 2, papers to note. There are a number of papers to note. Are there any issues arising from those papers? No.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Thank you very much. Any other declarations of interest from Members? No.
29 February 2024Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
A very warm welcome to this meeting of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. I have received apologies from Hefin David. Are there any declarations of interest from Members? Luke Fletcher.
28 February 2024Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, you'll be aware of Pembrokeshire County Council's plans to increase council tax by anywhere between 16 per cent and 21 per cent, a move that has been made possible by this Welsh Government. This will have an enormous impact on local residents, who…