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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Thank you, Chair, and good morning—or good afternoon, I should say—to the panel. I'll start with a question to Iestyn if I may, please. Could you expand on ColegauCymru's suggestion that a review of qualifications delivery is necessary to ensure that…
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you—thank you, Chair.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you very much. Mark, I could see you nodding throughout all of that, so I take it you agree with those comments. Anything briefly to add?
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. And Victoria, what conditions would you prioritise for the awarding of Welsh Government grants?
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. I can see Mark and Shav nodding there. Is there anything else different you want to add to that? No. So, my second and final question, then. Victoria, the Bevan Foundation, and the Wales TUC—so, yourself as well, Shav—have called for fair work…
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thanks, Chair. Some people might say that the economic contract is perfectly placed as an important vehicle to try to deliver on the fair work agenda. Of course, during the pandemic, the tourism, retail and hospitality sectors have received substantial…
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thanks, Suzy. That's really useful. Thank you, Chair.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. Suzy.
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. Suzy, Michael, anything to add from the tourism side of things?
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thanks, David. That's a really useful answer. You were talking there about changing people's perception of a career in the industry. Would you accept the suggestion from ColegauCymru that there's growing recognition and acceptance that the reality of the…
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Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Diolch, Chair. Welcome to all of you on the panel. I've got some questions this morning around skills. It's an issue that's very close to my heart. I represent Cynon Valley, which is a constituency that has one of the highest unemployment figures not just in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Thank you, Minister, for that answer. Now, Cynon valley has a number of flourishing meithrins, in Penderyn, Aberdare, Mountain Ash and Abercynon, and it is important that they are sustainable and can access suitably qualified staff. The extra financial…
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
5. What action is Welsh Government taking to improve access to Welsh-medium early years provision? OQ57713
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Deputy Minister, as you know, a key element of the south Wales metro, funded by a Welsh Labour Government, will be the introduction of cleaner, greener, environmentally friendly electric tram-trains on the core Valley lines, including between Aberdare, in my…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you, Minister. 'No place like home', recently published by the Royal College of Physicians, builds an urgent case for increased investment in intermediate care provided in a patient's home. This can improve the quality of care, reduce admissions to…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
1. What is the Welsh Government doing to improve access to specialist medical care in the community? OQ57660
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. As you note, there is a lot of support out there for start-ups, not just from Welsh Government, but also from, for example, Rhondda Cynon Taf council, with its nine-to-five hub for budding entrepreneurs. However, recent research from the…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
5. What action is the Welsh Government taking to support business start-ups in Cynon Valley? OQ57659
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, as a former teacher, I take pride in my close connections with schools in my constituency, all of whom report to me very favourably on the speed of the roll-out of the new curriculum. Indeed, a few weeks ago, I enjoyed a virtual visit to…
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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Energy Price Cap
Thank you, Minister, for your statement today on an issue that is of concern to very many of my constituents. I've got three questions for you. Firstly, I note the comments from the Minister for Social Justice that Welsh Government has called on the UK…
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, Wales is home to some internationally recognised brands such as Penderyn whisky, based in my own constituency, and their slogan, 'From Wales to the world', emphasises this global outlook. In addition to the comments you've already made to the…
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Joint Fisheries Statement - Environmental Groups
Great. Thanks, both. Thank you, Chair.
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Joint Fisheries Statement - Environmental Groups
Thanks, Gareth. Emily.
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Joint Fisheries Statement - Environmental Groups
That's really useful. Thank you, both. My final question is just to gauge your views on the proposals to encourage the circular design of fishing gear, and also how collection and sustainable management of end-of-line fishing gear can be increased. So, again…
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Joint Fisheries Statement - Environmental Groups
Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you, Gareth and Emily, for joining us today. I'd just like to ask your views on the commitments to reduce bycatch and the use of the proposed appropriate discard exemptions. I don't know who wants to start with that.
