, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, are we able to see any positives in the Australia FTA?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Just as an aside, you mentioned the New Zealand deal. They are essentially a lamb competitor with the Welsh market. Do you see that actually doing damage to Welsh markets and Welsh competitiveness?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
With regard to control on those standards, do you feel that you have got any influence over animal welfare standards in these agreements?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, is it fair to say that you and your officials have been completely out of the loop on this, with regard to the UK Government's approach?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Okay. I'm never sure whether I should unmute myself, or whether I will be unmuted automatically. Can I ask about the UK-Australia free trade agreement, and the impact it will have on the Welsh agriculture and semi-processed food sectors? How are you, as a…
, Plenary
Debate: The General Principles of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill
Contrary to some of the opening remarks of Sioned Williams, I don't think there was anything near unanimity in the sector among stakeholders on the need for this Bill, and I encountered, through discussion, many stakeholders who said to me that a Bill really…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Housing
Thank you. Let me close, then, by saying that what I really want to see is housing growing in the north of my constituency, north of Ystrad Mynach. I'm currently looking at somewhere to live in Nelson, which looks a really good place to live. I'd like to live…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Housing
I fear you've just made a speech. I think if you want to make a point to the Government, then I think you should address it to the Government. I'm a backbencher expressing my views. My feeling is that there has been a failure across the UK to address this…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Housing
My first speech I made in this Chamber in 2016 was on housing, and I fear I'm going to make exactly the same speech again. But I'm not, actually—that's not quite true. I've checked the Record, and it is going to be different, although I often check the Record…
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Housing
The shortfalls you've identified mirrors the same problem that's happening in England. So, she's blamed devolution here; what does she blame the problem in England on?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Diolch, Gadeirydd.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Arwyn put his hand up there as well.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Okay. Iestyn, is it the case that a degree apprenticeship capstone and an academic career path for this sector would address the skills issue?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Okay. Jeff.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Okay. Just before I come to Jeff, and thanks to Arwyn, Suzy Davies suggested to us, in an earlier evidence session, that degree apprenticeships might be a way through this to provide a skills pathway, so just bear that in mind. Iestyn would probably want to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Arwyn wanted to come in.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Everybody does. Okay, that's fine.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Does anybody want to add anything before I move on, or—?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
My signal just dropped out there. Can I ask the panel to tell us about the most challenging skills concerns that are currently affecting the tourism and hospitality sector?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Hello? Can you hear me, Chair?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Diolch, Gadeirydd.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Mark, did you want to add anything?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
So, Shavanah, whatever the Government does, if the economy has taken a hit in these sectors, then it makes equality in work harder to achieve.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Can I ask the panel if you feel that the cost-of-living crisis and recovery from the pandemic is actually going to make it harder to create a fair work environment in the sector, or do you feel that there may actually be opportunities to press the case for…
