, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
Diolch for the question. We are actively working with our regional partners, including Ambition North Wales, to maximise opportunities for the region. The collaboratively produced regional economic framework for north Wales was published last December. This…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Young Person’s Guarantee—Ensuring a better future for our young people
I can't give you a figure for your last question, Jenny, about the number of people who have started a course for a retrofit programme, but this is an active not just topic of debate but practical delivery from myself and the climate change Minister. The…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Young Person’s Guarantee—Ensuring a better future for our young people
Thank you for the series of questions. I think it might be helpful to say that a number of the questions you asked were really about how effective will the support and guidance aspects of the variety of programmes we've put in place be. On the point about…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Young Person’s Guarantee—Ensuring a better future for our young people
I thank the Member for his series of questions, and the constructive nature of the tone and content of them. On the start-up grant, it's worth mentioning that, today, the application window's gone live on the Big Ideas Wales website. So, if there are young…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Young Person’s Guarantee—Ensuring a better future for our young people
There is wide-ranging evidence that the disruption that the pandemic has caused has particularly affected young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The young person's guarantee will help us to prevent inequalities widening further, as a new generation…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Young Person’s Guarantee—Ensuring a better future for our young people
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. We launched our ambitious young person's guarantee in November last year, with the aim of supporting 16 to 24-year-olds to access work, education, training or business start-up support. We made this commitment so that…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Rejoining the single market
So, when the Foreign Secretary tells us that she defends a Northern Ireland Bill, as a patriot, with the obvious implication that this carries, we can see, yet again, the depths that what is left of the UK Government will sink to. Now, while we differ on a…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Rejoining the single market
Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to begin by recognising that, despite the contributions made, there are significant areas of agreement between us, Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Liberal Democrats. We believe that a positive partnership with the EU, based on mutual trust…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Rejoining the single market
Formally, Llywydd.
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Border Controls
Well, you'll recall, as I do, that the Welsh Government had a jointly authored White Paper with Plaid Cymru on what a least harmful Brexit could look like in economic terms. And we also had our position on wanting to make sure that there was an engagement…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Border Controls
On that second point, I know the Member has corresponded with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change, with his responsibilities, but I'll make sure the point is made when it comes to the implementation of permanent facilities that are going to be required…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Border Controls
So, on your second point first, yes, we are engaging on how to look at a longer term arrangement for HGV facilities, and that is not as straightforward as I would wish it to be, but I'll happily keep the Member updated on the progress we're making and on the…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Border Controls
The inter-ministerial machinery we've agreed is what should take place, and it's consistently not taking place on significant issues. We have the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill introduced without there being any engagement with us. We should have early…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Border Controls
Thank you for the series of questions. I'll start with your point about Wales's voice in shaping the new UK border controls. I think that I have been pretty clear in my engagement, both at committee and in the Chamber, and I have been open with Members around…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Border Controls
Thank you for the questions and the comments, and in particular the broadly constructive nature of both the comments and the questions. If I deal with the points around Pembrokeshire first, and then I'll come to Ynys Môn and the port at Holyhead, and the…
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Statement by the Minister for Economy: Border Controls
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I am grateful for the opportunity to provide Members with the latest update on the UK Government’s policy on border controls for Great Britain, the implications for Wales and our key objectives as a Government. The UK Government…
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Well, if they don't, I'm sure they'll have people read them on their behalf.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
I think there are two things. One is just a point about devolution. The UK Government disagrees with the Welsh Government on a range of things, and they're entitled to disagree with us, just as we're entitled to disagree with them, whether matters are…
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Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Yes.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Okay.
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Sorry, which Secretary of State?
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Well, actually, I recently had—. All Ministers have engagement with the voluntary sector, directly and indirectly. I have a direct meeting with the voluntary sector a couple of times a year, and this was very much part of their concern. And they were asking…
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Well, I think it's inevitable that some of the projects that people recognise have value will be wound down, partly because the money isn't there to carry them on, but it's also partly because of the way that the investment plans need to be created. I know…
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
If I talk briefly, then Rebecca may want to say something, given that she's the local government Minister. It's the same structure and the same footprint as corporate joint committees. At one point, of course, you reflect that the pilot funds were on a local…
, Finance Committee
Post-EU funding arrangements: Evidence session 3
Well, I think it would be an unfair test to say the shared prosperity fund on its own has to do that, because you can look at other interventions. But, frankly, with a budget that's been cut, as we discussed at the start, how on earth can you then expect that…
