, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Thank you for that update, Minister. It is vital that people are supported in a way that ensures they are able to receive every benefit they are entitled to, and I know that this is, of course, your ambition. In my own local authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
1. Will the Minister provide an update on the Welsh benefits charter? OQ60773
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. Diolch, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. And finally on this theme, the Wales Centre for Public Policy has highlighted that pathways to net zero are clearer in some sectors than others. So, what work is the Welsh Government doing to support employers and workers in sectors where…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. And building on that anecdotal evidence, what else can you tell us about what skills challenges exist currently in relation to transitioning to a net-zero economy? And what else needs to be done to ensure that those skills are there to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Thanks, Chair, and good morning, Minister. I've got some questions for you on the green skills agenda. Firstly, can you share with us any initial insights or findings from the net zero sector skills consultation? When would you anticipate that the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister. I've already shared your statement with the award-winning international aquaculture business that's actually based on an industrial estate in my constituency. Just to conclude on that, then, will there be further opportunities for…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Chair. Just to finish with a question on marine and fisheries grants, Minister. You've previously told us as a committee that there had been poor take-up of the marine and fisheries scheme, and that budget had been reallocated from that scheme as a…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
That's really useful, thank you. And finally on common land, is there anything else that you'd like to add about the evidence base upon which the proposals for common land have been developed?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. On that, we've taken evidence as a committee, and certainly my commoners associations have also told me that they believe that collaborative agreements for common land support under the SFS will not always be possible to achieve, and that's their…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Chair, and good morning, Minister. I've got two very active commoners associations in my constituency, and we know, across Wales, common land plays such a vital role in our nation, but often those who farm common land feel the most marginalised…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, the Welsh Government's childcare offer has been available across Wales since 2019 for eligible parents of three and four-year-olds and has since been extended to those in training and education, foster carers and kinship carers. The latest…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. Will the First Minister make a statement on childcare provision in Cynon Valley? OQ60802
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel 2
Thank you, both. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel 2
Thank you, and then, finally, to yourself, Vera, in a report on decarbonising the foundation industries, you talked about the potential benefits of steel makers decarbonising through developing a circular economy. Could you explain for us how that might work…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel 2
Vera.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel 2
Thank you, both, and you'll be aware, I'm sure, that the trade unions have called for Tata to keep one blast furnace open until the electric arc furnace is built. To what extent are steel producers in other countries transitioning in this way, and could you…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel 2
Thank you, Chair, and good morning to our witnesses. You've already touched on some of the pros and cons of transferring from blast furnace to EAF steel making. Is there anything else that you think we should be aware of there? And what other approaches to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel
Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel
Okay. Thank you. My final question, then, is that Tata argues that all the major steel players will need to move a significant portion of their steel making to EAF as alternative technologies are way away from the right technological readiness levels for it…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel
Thank you, really interesting answers there. If I could ask, secondly, we know that the trade unions have told us that Tata's proposals to invest in a single electric arc furnace, without either keeping a blast furnace or investing in a DRI plant that…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel
Thanks, Chair, and good morning to our panel. If I could ask this question to Dr Richardson-Barlow first, and then to our other witnesses: do you think that the Tata proposals adopt a sufficiently diverse range of methods for steel industry decarbonisation…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Thank you, Chair. Thank you, panel.
