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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Yes, fine. Agreed?
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Okay, thank you. And just a final point, then, on the reskilling stuff. Tata has been mentioned, and this committee has done a fair amount of work around Tata following their announcement. On reskilling, there's concern around the licences only being valid on…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Okay, that's helpful. Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Okay. Thank you. Moving on that then, in terms of reskilling and retraining, and the Wales union learning fund, supporting workers to reskill and upskill to adapt, any additional steps that could be taken to deliver further on the Wales union learning fund?
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
That's where I'm coming at it. That Llantrisant model there seems to be private sector or a sector with higher education developing that link, and the Government is somewhat excluded from that discussion. So, is it up to those private businesses—I'm thinking…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Okay. Thank you, Jane.
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
So, it should be up to the Government then to be able to determine, 'Look, this is where we need to be going, in terms of numbers on skills development', and then for the policy to follow subsequently from those discussions that you have with developers, et…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
So, for Prospect and the TUC, is that discussion being had where we are—and I use the term auditing, but other terms are available—fully understanding where the trajectory is going in terms of workforce skills, from developers, from industry, from educational…
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
So, how do we find that out?
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Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. Good morning to you both. Thanks for joining. My questions are around skills and the supply chain. One set of questions that I've raised with the Minister, and the previous Minister before, is around the auditing of what skills…
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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.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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
I am an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association.
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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…
