29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Tom.
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Could I ask Jenny to ask her supplementary before I bring Tom back in?
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Thank you. Tom.
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Okay. Thank you. Briefly, Russell.
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
On turning those leads into firm commitments, it's important for the committee to try and understand, following the evidence you just gave about attending trade shows, et cetera, and how the brand of Wales being at the forefront of those trade shows is…
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
The point that you made about increased leads coming through the Welsh network and the Welsh offices as opposed to the Department for Business and Trade in Westminster has been highlighted by witnesses before us. Is that because there has been a change in…
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Thank you.
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Could that be accommodated, Cabinet Secretary?
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Thank you. Alun, you had a supplementary.
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Okay. [Interruption.] Go on, Russell.
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Are those figures that you gave about key performance indicators and the business plan available to the public, and to this committee in this instance, so that we may be able to consider them? I don't think they were made available to the culture committee…
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
Thank you very much. We've been having various evidence sessions about inward investment, Cabinet Secretary. The Prime Minister's on a trade mission/diplomatic mission to China today and, obviously, they're hopeful that they will secure trade deals from that…
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 5
If I could ask you, first of all, to introduce yourselves—and I'll start with the Cabinet Secretary, then go to Heledd, then Russell—and the positions that you hold for the record, please. Cabinet Secretary.
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyflwyniadau, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Thank you. Any other declarations of interest? No. I don't see any other declarations of interest. I'm sure that the Cabinet Secretary is familiar with the way that proceedings operate, but just in case officials aren't, the microphones come on automatically…
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyflwyniadau, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Thank you, Tom.
29 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyflwyniadau, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Good morning and welcome to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee and to our evidence-gathering session with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to inward investment, and her officials. Before I invite you to introduce…
27 Ionawr 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
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27 Ionawr 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
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21 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cynnig o dan Reol Sefydlog Rhif 17.42 i benderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o weddill y cyfarfod
Can I move the motion to move into private session? Thank you. We'll move into private session. Thank you.
21 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Papurau i'w nodi
Could I invite committee members to look at the papers to note? Any issues from the papers to note? No.
21 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 4
Thank you, everyone, for your evidence today. There were some other questions we were going to ask about local procurement in support of businesses. If we may send them in written form to you and if you could provide answers, if you feel able to, please do…
21 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 4
Councillor Hughes, did you want to add anything to it, and then Jenny Rathbone had a supplementary that she wanted to put. Okay, we'll go straight to Jenny's question.
21 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 4
Okay, thank you. Luke.
21 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 4
Yes, but the point you made was about public intervention. The public has intervened by buying that piece of ground for £7.2 million—
21 Ionawr 2026 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Mewnfuddsoddi: Panel 4
Just before I ask Luke to conclude the questioning, that can't be right, what you just said about grade A office space. The Welsh Government bought a plot of land on Callaghan Square for £7.2 million, you as a council were under-bidders; it's standing idle…
