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Okay. Thanks. Thanks, Vikki. I'll now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.
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Dean or Daniel, anything to add to that? Daniel, yes.
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Harriet.
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Anyone else on this? Anyone? No. Back to you then, Vikki.
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Harriet, yes.
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Okay. Thank you, Mike. I'll now bring in Vikki Howells. Vikki.
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Okay.
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Dean.
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Anyone else on Mike's question? Anyone else want to add? Daniel.
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Dean.
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That's to Dan Shah. Dan.
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Okay. Okay, that's great. Thanks very much for that. I'll now bring in Mike Hedges. Mike.
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Just very, very briefly. Obviously, we don't have much time, but, very, very briefly, if you could, yes, please.
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The three areas you've obviously come up with—perhaps you can just elaborate a little bit on why those three areas, I suppose.
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If I can direct this question to Dean Cook, could you explain how the collaborative innovation plan for Wales was created, and provide some further detail on the three areas the plan focuses on?
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Funding bodies
Thank you very much indeed for those introductions. Perhaps I can just kick off this session with a few questions. What role and purpose do you see public funding bodies such as yourselves playing to support Welsh interests within the research, development…
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Inquiry: Research and Development: Funding bodies
We'll move on, therefore, to item 3 on the agenda, and this is the first panel session of today's snapshot inquiry into research and development. We'll be taking evidence from representatives of funding bodies: the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales…
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Papers to note
We'll move on, therefore, to item 2, namely the papers to note. There are 11 papers to note today. Are there any issues that Members would like to raise about these papers at all? No.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Senedd's Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. I've received apologies from Buffy Williams and Hefin David, and Mike Hedges is substituting with us today. Could I extend a warm welcome to you, Mike? We're…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Small businesses
When I was a bank manager supporting small businesses in west Wales almost 20 years ago now, they made it clear that business rates were one of the biggest challenges they faced. Now, in the regular discussions I have with small businesses all of these years…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Small businesses
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I'm pleased to move the motion tabled in the name of my colleague Darren Millar. Next Saturday is Small Business Saturday, an annual reminder of the importance of our small businesses and an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment…
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Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Update on the implementation of Additional Learning Needs reforms
As you know, Minister, I've tabled some written questions and written to you on these reforms, and yet I still have concerns that the implementation of the ALN reforms may result in a drop in the number of young people being offered post-school education and…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Economic Mission: Priorities for a Stronger Economy
It's no surprise that the Minister has spent the majority of his statement taking pot shots at another Government; we can certainly tell from this statement that there's a Labour leadership election on the horizon, and I would advise him to get on with his…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that answer, First Minister. Now, recent figures show that over half of patients waiting for eye care treatment in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area have not actually been seen within the target date. Now, each of these patients is at…
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Questions to the First Minister
7. Will the First Minister make a statement on the delivery of health services in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area? OQ60318
