, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Alun.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Diolch yn fawr. Shav.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Pwy sydd am ddilyn? Alun.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
And is there a time frame, roughly, for the publication or development of this strategy?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Good idea. I like the reference to the Basque Country. I think we have so much to learn from them on so many different levels. Perhaps we'll move on to look at energy and all of that aspect. There are so many different elements to the energy field, if you…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Diolch, Weinidog. Janet, did you want to come in?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Kiera.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
That would be of particular assistance, I'm sure. Tom, I know that you have an interest in this area.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thank you very much, Minister, for that. To start, there's been a reference to productivity. How will that be measured and monitored as a target in moving forward? I understand that the Office for National Statistics is developing a new way of measuring…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Thank you. It was remiss of me, I should have done that.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
They are welcome to do so.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
May I welcome Adam Price as Minister? We had a conversation through officials yesterday. The idea is that perhaps you can give us a view of where we are now, what your aspirations are, and perhaps we'll open to discussion following that. Welcome.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Thank you.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee in the Senedd this morning. It's a pleasure to welcome you all. This is a bilingual meeting. It's also being broadcast live, so I'd like to welcome everybody who will…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Our rural services have been historically underfunded and have failed to accurately reflect the cost of providing rural services. That's why the review of the funding formula this Government is undertaking should be welcomed. But isn't it the reality that…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Chair. Well, yes, this arises as a result of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021, and, in essence, the petitioner wants the right to withdraw from religion, values and ethics lessons and, basically, wants to reinstate the parental…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I agree totally with those comments.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Okay, thank you very much. Diolch, Gadeirydd. Yes, this is an important proposal here. As the petitioner rightly highlights, she's of the opinion that Wales has slipped behind actions happening in England. The first message, basically, is the need to ensure…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Can I declare an interest in this item, please? I have attended a public meeting in the community and have been in support of their endeavours, and therefore it wouldn't be appropriate for me to participate in this conversation today.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Chair, can I come in, first of all?
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
I agree, option 1 is the obvious one, but I was just going to suggest, would it be worth us sending this to Cadw also? Because, obviously, they're doing some work in this field.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. Well, to summarise, the petitioner has highlighted, using a formula based on population terms, why he thinks the number should be 40 rather than 96. Of course, the previous Senedd used to have 60 Members anyway, so more than what he…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
The only comment I would say, I think, is that I appreciate the emphasis placed on this funding continually. But when I see people saying that a certain budget has to be ring-fenced for a particular service because of Barnett consequentials, I do think…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
As there are no other issues, I, therefore, suggest that we turn to Standing Orders and, in accordance with Standing Orders 17.42(vii) and 17.42(ix), I propose that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are members of…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Papers to Note
Okay. Thank you very much.
