, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
That's not what I'm trying to do at all, Minister.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
I was going to ask: are you of the understanding that it's only going to be one, or there could be a possibility of two, given our Scottish Celtic cousins have two?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Excellent. Thank you, Minister, for that comprehensive answer on that, and you've actually touched on a few of my potential future questions around that. But, sticking with the theme of ports, and knowing that you're one of the four Ministers making a…
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
I'm going to stick with something that I've questioned you before on: border control posts. So, I'm just wondering if we could get an update as a committee as to the progress made regarding BCPs.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Morning, Minister.
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, yesterday a collective sigh of relief was felt across the men's professional game of rugby here in Wales, not due to Warren Gatland's return as Welsh head coach, but because a six-year framework for professional rugby in Wales was verbally…
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Questions to the First Minister
8. Will the First Minister outline how the Welsh Government is promoting sport in Wales? OQ58845
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Small businesses
Diolch. I'm grateful to you for giving away. I've challenged the climate change Minister on this exact point, because on the Quay in my constituency of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, businesses such as Quayside Orthodontics and Towy Works have…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister. It is a bit concerning that, if you don't have that baseline information available, how do we know that these projects that the sustainable farming scheme is going to introduce are actually benefiting carbon sequestration, because we…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister. I appreciate the response, and given your meeting on Monday, it would be welcome to hear from you whether declaring an exceptional market condition is something that is discussed at that meeting on Monday. Because, anecdotally, at the…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, three weeks ago, you and I debated the value of a Wales-wide bird flu housing Order. In your response to my appeal for the pre-emptive policy, you stated that the evidence that all CVOs in the UK had to hand did not warrant such a…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I ask that the Minister for Climate Change makes a statement on the impact of the UK emissions trading scheme, ETS, on Wales's energy sector? Last week, I met with the Haven energy forum, a collection of industry representatives who have…
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Cost of living pressures and the Young Person’s Guarantee
Excellent. Thank you, panel. Thank you, Chair.
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Cost of living pressures and the Young Person’s Guarantee
Barry.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person’s Guarantee
Okay. So, in that sense the educational elements are following the trends of what the employers are looking for and seeking, and it's not that we're too behind the curve, but that it's there, it's front and foremost, riding the crest of the wave in that…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person’s Guarantee
Okay. Excellent. We've talked about the involvement of schools and directing towards vocational educational opportunities and development, but we've not touched so much on the employers seeking apprenticeships for their businesses. Is it a case that we've got…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of living pressures and the Young Person’s Guarantee
Anything else from the panel on Kickstart?
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Cost of living pressures and the Young Person’s Guarantee
Okay, excellent, thank you. Moving on slightly, I want to talk about UK Government involvement as well, and throughout the pandemic we saw the introduction of the Kickstart scheme, and the opportunities that Kickstart have provided for that young cohort of…
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Cost of living pressures and the Young Person’s Guarantee
Thank you. Anyone else from the panel? Barry.
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Cost of living pressures and the Young Person’s Guarantee
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Good morning, panel. Leading on from Luke's line of questioning, I'm looking at specifically the potential regional differences, in terms of poverty and job opportunities, and we're aware that there's significant variation in terms of the…
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Cost of living pressures and the Young Person’s Guarantee
Nothing specific. It was just answered by Barry in his subsequent answer. So, nothing specific, thank you, Chair.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Nurses' pay
I'm grateful for the opportunity to contribute to today's debate, and I thank Plaid Cymru for tabling it. Like other speakers, I wish to start my contribution by paying tribute to all those front-line workers within our NHS. They have led us in the fight…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
I'm grateful to be able to follow the Member's line of questioning with regard to EMA. Eighteen thousand, six hundred and fifty students accessed EMA support in the year 2020-21. As someone who was eligible for EMA as well, I know there are complexities in…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
I thank Adam Price for tabling this question, because it's pertinent to my constituents too in Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, who, over the last few weekends, have been hit by misery and delay as they've travelled to and from Cardiff for Wales's…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, can I ask for your annual update on the Welsh Government's TB eradication programme, please? This was last held on 16 November last year and, as you'll be aware, bovine TB has been a continuous negative thread throughout Welsh agriculture over the…
