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The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
By all means, yes.
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The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
Thank you very much indeed for those introductions, and perhaps I can just kick off this session with a few questions. Can you first of all outline what you understand to be Tata's plans to implement its agreement with the UK Government, and its timescales…
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The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
And Alasdair McDiarmid.
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The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
Peter Hughes.
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The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
No.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Future of Welsh Steel: Trade Unions
Welcome back to this meeting of the Senedd's Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. We'll move on to item 6 on the agenda, namely the future of Welsh steel. Today's session follows on from the announcement of the UK Government support package agreement…
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Thank you very much indeed, Vikki, and yes, our session therefore has come to an end, but can I just take this opportunity to thank you for being with us today? Your evidence will be very useful for us as far as the inquiry is concerned. A copy of today's…
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Thank you very much. I'll now bring in Vikki Howells.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Diolch, Luke. I'll now bring in Sam Kurtz.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Okay. Thank you, Mike. I'll now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Sure. Pete.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Anyone else on this? Pete.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Justin.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Yes, okay. Thanks for that. I'll now bring in Mike Hedges. Mike.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Andy.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Yes, sure. Okay, thanks for that. Do you have any concerns that, in terms of public research and development funding, the needs of industry are actually overshadowed by the needs of higher education institutions?
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
And how did you find your interaction with UKRI?
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Okay. Justin, you mentioned earlier that you've successfully won £22 million of funding from UKRI. How did that come about, and can you perhaps outline your experience of applying for funding and the interaction you had with UKRI?
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Andy.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Okay. Pete.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Thank you very much indeed for those introductions. Perhaps I can just kick off this session with a few questions. We're interested, of course, in how universities and businesses actually work together in terms of research and development here in Wales. Can…
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Andy Silcox.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Pete Burnap.
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Business
Welcome back to this meeting of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. We'll move on now to item 5 on our agenda, and this is the third and final session of today's inquiry into research and development. We're taking evidence from representatives…
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Higher Education
Thank you, Sam. I'm afraid time has beaten us, so our session has come to an end. Thank you very much indeed for being with us this morning. Your evidence is very useful for our inquiry. A copy of today's transcript will be sent to you in due course, so if…
