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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Okay. That's a really helpful point there, David, thank you. Thank you, Chair.
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Okay, thank you. And just one final point on this then, and it might be more for David, knowing your experience with other projects dotted around, or your relationship with other projects. Would it be a Wales-wide body delivering on community benefit or would…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Okay. So, from your perspective, then, Wendy, in the community benefit—and David made the point around skills development potentially being seen as that—would you see the college, or the local authority, or the local education model—? What delivers that from…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Okay. Thank you, David. Wendy, your thoughts on community benefits.
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Just to come back on your point there, David, who is the strategic partner delivering on that community benefit then? Is it the project lead? Should the local authority take a role in this? Should there be some separate body that just delivers the community…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Thank you very much, Chair. I'm just looking now at community benefit, and Ynys Môn stakeholders have said that more strategic thinking is required on delivering a more effective community benefit scheme. Do you agree with this viewpoint, and, in designing a…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Thank you, David. Thank you, Wendy, as well. Back to you, Chair.
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Thank you. And staying with you, David, and the answer to the earlier question around planning and consenting processes, I know with the Erebus project, it's a trailblazing project, the first of its kind, and there was that specific dialogue with the previous…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Thank you. Previously, RenewableUK Cymru said that Wales is being left behind on renewable energy when compared to other parts of the UK, and not enough work is being done to develop a consistent pipeline of projects. I was wondering if you shared this view…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Good morning, both. I'm looking to ask a couple of questions around supporting renewable energy projects in Pembrokeshire. Actually, I've got a material interest in this as a representative of roughly half of the county. But based on your…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Yes, please, Chair.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Economic policy
But life hasn't always been easy for our innovators. The COVID-19 pandemic made life difficult for all of us and our businesses were hit hard by the restrictions that were put in place. Thankfully, the actions taken by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Economic policy
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I welcome the opportunity to open this debate and move the motion in the name of Darren Millar. It's a pleasure to talk about the Welsh economy this afternoon. Wales is a nation of enterprise, and home to so much innovation in so many…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Educational attainment is of the utmost importance and, Cabinet Secretary, I'm sure you'll join me in paying tribute to Manorbier Church in Wales VC School who, following a fire in October 2022, had to decant to Jameston Community Hall, and under the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for you answer to my colleague. Now, Pembroke in my constituency is one of the finest examples of a medieval town—a fantastic castle, which is the birth place of Henry Tudor. And it's got the South Quay development happening…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
Depot.
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Questions to the First Minister
Since being elected, First Minister, you've u-turned on reform to the school year, delayed the sustainable farming scheme, and attempted to change the rhetoric around the default 20 mph policy, without actually changing anything. So, this is a Labour…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. In January 2022, Hywel Dda University Health Board announced a timetable for the building of the new west Wales hospital. This suggested a timescale of seven years from the identification of the final site to the opening of the…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
8. How is the Welsh Government supporting the NHS in Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire? OQ61194
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Well, we heard it quite clearly from the leader of the Labour Party yesterday that taxes will go up under a Labour Government. And it’s clear that addressing both employment levels and job quality is essential for Wales’s economic growth. However, despite…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Well, we’re talking about statistics. The youth unemployment rate in Wales in the year ending December 2023 was 9.4 per cent—up 1.5 percentage points. Getting people into work is vitally important, but the type of work that they do is equally crucial. I…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Diolch, Llywydd. Cabinet Secretary, I'm sure we all want Wales to have a strong and prosperous economy. A thriving economy means more people with jobs, enabling them to support themselves and their families. It also ensures that our public services are…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Cabinet Secretary, the use of the Welsh language by private companies has been discussed in this Chamber recently, and quite appropriately. I think we all share our disappointment with the way that HSBC has scrapped its Welsh language helpline, and how OVO…
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Debate: The Steel Industry in Wales
We could go back to the year 2000 and how little was done by the Labour UK Government in the year 2000. But the point that the Member for Aberavon makes is valid, and I will give consideration to the point that changes have been made. But when it comes to the…
