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Papers to Note
Item 3.1, the Cardiff agreement, item 3.2, the aviation strategy, and item 3.3, scrutiny of the Welsh Government draft budget 2027-28. Then item 3.4, legislative consent to the Railways Bill. Was there anything you wanted to raise with regard to that? No. And…
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Papers to Note
—some papers to note.
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Papers to Note
So, just to carry on with the agenda, there are papers to note—
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Okay. Thank you very much.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Oh, yes. We're taking it for granted—
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thank you very much.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Can I thank you all for attending today? I hope we weren't too harsh in this first meeting like this, and we wish you well.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
On that note, may I thank the Minister and the team of officials for attending?
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Diolch yn fawr, and you will be able to pursue that further next week with the Deputy Minister for Transport.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Diolch yn fawr. And finally, a quick question from Leti.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Kiera.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
No doubt we'll have future opportunities to pursue it. We've got a quarter of an hour. I think there are a couple of issues—I'm looking at Kiera and Tom in particular—in terms of employment. Then perhaps we'll come to Cardiff Airport afterwards.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thank you very much. I notice that time is moving on. So, Shav.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
A follow-up question to that is the relationship with the Development Bank of Wales, of course. I take it that it's the same thinking in terms of how they're going to be interwoven, and reinforce one another, that that's in the offing as well.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Alun.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
John, did you want to come in?
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Fine. Thank you very much.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Is there a timetable in terms of when see the agency—? I think I saw a reference to that—hopefully there could be some elements in place by next summer.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Okay. I think we have done enough on energy and grids and so forth. Can we move on to something that's quite exciting, I think, namely the new national economic development agency? You referred to the Basque Country, and I agree that there are many lessons…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Sarah, did you want to come in on energy?
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
What struck me, as somebody from Maldwyn, is that perhaps there's another David Davies for this century to make the most of our ports. Just in terms of the point that Tom was making with regard to NESO, perhaps it would be an idea for us to have sight of the…
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Diolch. Shav.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Tom.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Perhaps we'll come back to that when we talk about the development agency.
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General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Fe gawn ni Janet a wedyn Tom.
