30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
A gaf i ddod gyda chi i Wlad y Basg?
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
This is something that directly falls to my colleague the Deputy Minister, but, obviously, everything is connected—or it should be, which is the point of the question. It is something that we have discussed, and I will leave it to him to address the specifics…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
As I said in the debate that Shav Taj was able to secure earlier this year, it's certainly the case that current policies—and I don't say this in a party political manner at all—under the previous administration here, under the UK Government level, clearly…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
I'd be very interested in sitting down with the Member and understanding more of his experience in what the third sector could contribute to what is, certainly, a very important area. We are obviously waiting for the outcome of the Milburn review at the UK…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
I'm glad you raised the issue more generally of business rates, because I think this is part of our approach in terms of making Wales an attractive business environment. We made our announcement in relation to the 30 per cent cut in business rates, which has…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
One of the lessons they said—. I asked the former First Minister, the Lehendakari at the time, I asked, 'What was the absolute reason for your success?' And he said, 'It's quite simple, Adam, all together or not at all.' 'We worked across party,' he said, 'we…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
We've no predetermined, definitive and detailed answer to those questions yet. I'll ask my officials to answer more substantively, but I would just say that it's important to stress that we were very, very keen to have your successor representing the trade…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Yes, certainly, the remit letter is one mechanism, of course, whereby we can ensure that, in this case, the development bank is delivering in alignment with Government policies across a whole range of areas. Through regular engagement and co-designing…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Ie, yn sicr. Hynny yw, fy man cychwyn i fyddai disgwyl i'r banc datblygu a’r asiantaeth newydd weithredu yn gyfochrog â'i gilydd, ond gyda chyfraniadau cyflenwol—complementary, hynny yw—yn gweithio’n agos tuag at yr un nod yn y pen draw. Ond rŷn ni wedi…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Yes, I think it's a really, really important question and, again, it's about getting the balance right, isn't it? No Government should outsource its economic policy in total, but the delivery of it. And you should encourage even delivery bodies to think…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Yes, I think that's a really absolutely critically important point. As I said in my opening remarks, we have this national productivity mission, but there's no point us closing the gap in one part of Wales and there's still a chasm somewhere else. We need…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
I think it's a really pertinent point and I think, in creating a development agency for the Wales of today and tomorrow, being clear as well about what the previous WDA didn't get right is an important part of the process of thinking, isn't it? And I think…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Well, I suppose that is the exam question, really, that we're asking to the panel, actually, and I can give you my answer, but we'll obviously have the panel's view. What's the business case, effectively, is the question that you're asking. I think it partly…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
O ran y panel ei hun, dŷn ni wedi gosod amserlen gychwynnol o chwe mis. Hynny yw, pe bai angen rhagor o amser, wrth gwrs, byddem ni'n agored i hynny, ond mae hynny'n rhoi rhyw fath o fraslun i chi ynglŷn â gwaith y panel, ac, wrth gwrs, byddan nhw'n cynhyrchu…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Yn sicr, mae'r panel cynghori ar ddylunio'r asiantaeth wedi ei ffurfio nawr. Fe geisiom ni, i'r graddau a oedd yn bosib, gael cynrychiolaeth o amrediad eang o ran cefndir a phrofiad. Felly, rŷn ni'n ffodus iawn fod yna bobl sydd wedi cael profiad yn arwain…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
This is a very important question. We'd probably need to run a seminar to give it a proper answer. In relation to the 2035 target, as I said earlier, we're moving to a different basis, which actually does allow us to factor in other low-carbon technologies…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
We, as a new Government, are committed to taking a fresh look at this area, and we'll bring forward our own proposals in due course.
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
If I may, I think I might need to write to you on some of that, because I think that the pre-assessment process predated this administration. Indeed, it goes back many, many years now, so we'll have to get officials to respond to you on that. In relation to…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Thank you for the question. These are the questions that we'll be looking at in the context of the national energy strategy, again, looking at the different contribution of different technologies, including onshore and offshore. Offshore is a fantastic prize…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Sure. Obviously, the work itself in development of the national energy strategy, as I said, will be looking at the likely contribution of different technologies. Like pretty much all of the different stakeholders in the energy system, I think the consensus…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
I’m really grateful for those connected questions, and I think they go to a theme, which is the importance of always having in our mind the importance of place. I think colleagues, officials, attended an OECD discussion on productivity recently, which made it…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Yes, I'd certainly welcome the opportunity to discuss with the Member outside of this forum any further information he's able to share. And certainly, we stand ready to discuss and are in constant discussion with all of the key stakeholders. So, if there is…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Yes, a critically important decision, and I've already met with the chief engineer at the National Energy System Operator to discuss the 2030 electricity transmission update report that you've described, and the shift from the earlier north-south proposal…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
Thank you. A great question. In essence, as I was alluding a little to earlier, we're bringing the existing elements of the Welsh Government's previous administration's work across—the developer, Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru; Ynni Cymru, which is focused on community…
30 Medi 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Menter, Cysylltedd ac Ynni
I'll try and keep my answers short as well, and go against my better nature.
