, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with national broadcasters
Can you hear me?
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Unison has designated 2002—sorry, 2022—the Year of the Disabled Worker, and tomorrow I'm hosting an event in the Senedd, which will be an exciting opportunity to showcase the skills, experience, qualities that disabled workers bring to the public sector…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
9. What action is the Welsh Government taking to strengthen the rights of disabled people? OQ58838
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of doing business
Okay. Understood.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of doing business
Sorry. I'm online, so I can't see you there.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of doing business
Okay. Thank you for your indulgence with that, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of doing business
That's an issue with degree apprenticeships as well, which is why I think broadening out is always a good idea. I want to come back to this issue of training and the wider concept. It seems to me that there's a divide between large and small firms, with large…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of doing business
Does Leighton or—? I can see Leighton on the screen. Do you want to come in?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of doing business
Okay. Chair, do you mind if we go to Gwyneth next, because I'd like the FSB's perspective on the same question?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of doing business
So, with that in mind, how do you feel about degree apprenticeships, Sara? Do you think it's something that your sector should be helping co-design and co-fund?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of doing business
Sure.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of doing business
An awful lot of what I wanted to ask has been covered, so I'm going to ask something completely different to what I was going to ask. With regard to the cost-of-living pressures and those organisations that provide training to their staff, is that likely to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Okay, thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
And with the constitution being in the news at the moment, both at Westminster and coming from Wales, do you think that you are constrained by the devolution settlement in what you would like to do to support businesses? If so, what would you do if you didn't…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Yes—[Inaudible.] Okay, that's fair enough. So, let's zoom outside of business rates and think about the wider economy and the small business economy as well. What analysis is going on in Welsh Government to try and understand the impact of the recession on…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
I feel like Jeremy Paxman interviewing Michael Howard on that. [Laughter.]
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
It's fine. I'm not trying to get you into any kind of trouble. But, business rates are here to stay, are they?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Yes, I was going to say—. I was going to ask: do you think the business rates regime in Wales is fit for purpose?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
Do you think that the overall balance of business rates is right for an economy in recession?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Economy
It is very important to talk about skills at the beginning of a vocational or academic career, but one of the things that builds in success longer term is the academic and vocational career pathway that's open to students. The Minister has previously spoken…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the co-operation agreement—I'm glad to see it's still so healthy. [Laughter.] But, one of the co-operation agreement's commitments, though, was something that we all share—at least this two thirds of the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
3. What is the First Minister's assessment of the first year of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru? OQ58849
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Well, following on from that exchange—
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with screen industries organisations
I've finished.
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Challenges facing the creative industry workforce: Evidence session with screen industries organisations
Yes, just to wrap up, really—I don't want to go on at length. I just wonder about degree apprenticeships. Is there a missed opportunity here with regard to degree apprenticeships and the creative industries?
