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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I would like to urgently call for a statement from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change regarding the safety of the A477 road in my constituency. On Saturday, my constituent Ashley Rogers was involved in a road traffic collision whilst riding his…
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Questions to the First Minister
I have recently been contacted by a manufacturing company in my constituency that has a unique opportunity to double its workforce in a short period of time, driven by the product that it manufactures and its relationship with the Ministry of Defence. They…
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Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for your answer, First Minister.
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Questions to the First Minister
8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to support business growth in Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire? OQ59504
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Okay, you're looking—[Interruption.] Yes, the Deputy Minister said that they're looking, and that's the direction of travel, but when the leader of Plaid Cymru has stood up and said that there could be something to fund free school meals, and that's part of…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Well, the fact is, from what the Deputy Minister has said now, that the sector isn't going to ring-fence that funding so that we can have that investment in jobs.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Well, too often, Mike—. This is a good point, Mike: too often, it is seen as just a little job that they do on the side. Let's turn tourism and hospitality jobs into careers. Let's invest in those sectors to make them really viable—that, 'I am proud to work…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
—the importance of tourism. Yes, absolutely, that's a common theme amongst all of us here. I think that's great that there is unanimous agreement in terms of the importance of tourism, but it is the point that you made as well around exploitative…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
On hearing from Mabon—
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Tourism
Diolch, Llywydd, and I'm very pleased to be able to close today's debate on behalf of the Welsh Conservatives, as next we do indeed celebrate Wales Tourism Week. What an opportunity it is for us to stand up and advocate for the great and good of tourism here…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
That begs the question why was regulation 45 so necessary, if you're saying now in the Chamber that you will look at future alternative measures if they do come forward. That's the bit that I couldn't get when we were questioning you in committee. I still…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I'm grateful for that answer, Minister, but you will forgive me and Joe Bloggs for continuing to refer to them as NVZs when sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the regulations are directly lifted from NVZ regs. But I do appreciate the concerns around the…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, a fortnight ago, you released a written statement in relation to the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021, much more snappily known as the NVZ regs, following a joint initiative between the…
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
Okay, thank you. I'm happy there, Chair, conscious of the time.
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
Yes please, Mark.
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
Yes, I appreciate the point. Finally, just coming back to the point that I think was made by Mark, in terms of experts on the ground, which I think is how you described local authorities, is there a role for the third sector and charity sector? I'm thinking…
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
It's £5 billion for HS2 and £1 billion for Northern Powerhouse Rail, but yes, I appreciate—
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
Finally, Rob: your thoughts on this.
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
Thank you very much, Dyfrig.
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
Dyfrig, your response, please.
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
So, while you appreciate the relationship direct with the UK Government and local authorities, there is a necessity to involve the Welsh Government. Okay, thank you.
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
Okay, thank you. We'll move on to Mark.
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
Okay. For successor rounds, you would expect the Welsh Government to be involved, or you would suggest that the Welsh Government would have involvement in successor rounds.
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
No problem at all, Mark. What we could do, then, is potentially ask for written evidence from the leader on that. Just because we're conscious of time as well, I think that would be the best way forward. But thank you, Mark—I appreciate you're not in a…
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Post-EU regional development funding: Local Authorities
Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd. Bore da, bob un; good morning, everyone. Firstly, Rhondda Cynon Taf council and the WLGA have said that there are challenges with some aspects of regional delivery of the shared prosperity fund. I was just wondering if you could…
