, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay, thank you. And clean growth hubs, how do you intend for these to invest to support their development and where do you anticipate these being located?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. On 17 April, you announced your intention to work with the renewable energy industry on a sector deal. Can you outline what you think this would look like and what discussions you've had with the industry on this, so far?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
And how will the Welsh Government work in partnership with industry, unions and other levels of government to drive forward investment in the green economy sector, and what are your key asks of an incoming UK Government?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much, and this is the ninth and final oral evidence session for our inquiry on the green economy. The renewable energy sector has said that Wales is being left behind compared to other parts of the UK, and has called for the Welsh Government…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
But we'll move on straight to ask if you could introduce your panel, knowing that there has been a change since the previous session.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to the second panel of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee this morning, a second session with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language. It was remiss of me not to say in the previous session…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Vikki, and thank you, Cabinet Minister and officials. We've come to the end of the first scrutiny session with yourself. A copy of the transcript will be forwarded once it's available, but we'll now take a short break and prepare for the next…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. I'm very conscious of time, so I'm going to have to move on to Vikki Howells, with the last set of questioning. Vikki.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Lovely. Thank you. Just before I bring in Luke Fletcher, I am conscious of time so, Cabinet Secretary, if you could keep your answers as succinct as possible, and the questioning as well. Luke Fletcher.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. Thank you, Hefin. I'll now bring in Jenny Rathbone.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much. I'll bring in Hefin David.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
If possibly, Cabinet Secretary, could you circulate a letter to the Chair?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Yes, certainly. I'm just conscious of time already, but—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Jenny Rathbone wants to come in on this point.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
In terms of the foundational economy, how will you support it over the coming years and what progress is being made to develop plans for the energy, housing and transport sectors announced by your predecessor?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Are you disappointed, then, with the announcement by the Labour Party in their manifesto in terms of post-Brexit structural funds, and not aligning with what the Welsh Government has asked for in terms of full responsibility of those funds?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Lovely. Thank you, Luke. It's no secret that we're in the middle of a general election campaign now, so what would be your priority areas for joint working with the incoming UK Government, and how do you intend that the joint working will contribute towards…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay. Luke Fletcher wanted to come in on this point. Luke.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay, thank you. You mentioned those three priorities—how are they going to contribute to the Welsh Government's economic mission?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Excellent. Diolch yn fawr, Ysgrifennydd Cabinet. So, in April, you set out your top three priorities for Wales's economic future. Can you outline the specific actions you will take to achieve these and how you will monitor progress towards achieving your…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
We welcome the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language here today—if he would like to introduce the panel this morning.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Papers to note
We'll move on, then, to papers to note. Any matters arising from these papers? No. If not, I'd like to draw your attention to agenda item 2.4 and propose that Paul, in his capacity as Chair, writes to the red meat levy payers to ask for their views on the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Lovely, thank you very much. Any other declarations of interest? No.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you very much. I'm sure the committee will join me in passing our best wishes on to Paul Davies today as well. That is the only apology. I'd like to ask if there are any declarations of interest as well. Jenny.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Okay. Thank you, Minister. Thank you, panel. Diolch, Gadeirydd.
