, Petitions Committee
Evidence Session - P-06-1207 Start referring to Welsh cities and towns by their Welsh names
Great. Thank you very much for that. Back to you, Chair.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence Session - P-06-1207 Start referring to Welsh cities and towns by their Welsh names
Great, thank you. Just for the sake of clarity, for committee members and the public, would you therefore want to see the Welsh Language Commissioner holding the same power and authority, or perhaps even go further than they have done in Ireland?
, Petitions Committee
Evidence Session - P-06-1207 Start referring to Welsh cities and towns by their Welsh names
Thank you very much. So, just to summarise, would I be right in saying that the Irish language commissioner has a great deal more authority and power than the Welsh Language Commissioner?
, Petitions Committee
Evidence Session - P-06-1207 Start referring to Welsh cities and towns by their Welsh names
Thank you very much, Chair, and a warm welcome to our witnesses. You say that the Irish language commissioner has a statutory role in terms of place names. What powers does he have, and how do they differ from the Welsh Language Commissioner's powers?
, Petitions Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I just wanted to refer Members and the public to my register of interests, where they'll see that I'm a member of Greyhound Rescue Wales. That's in relation to one of the petitions we'll be discussing today.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Thank you, Sam, and thank you, all, for your answers. It's incredibly helpful and useful. Back to you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Thank you, Michael. So, I suppose that's more of a moral question than an economic question, then, in terms of signing that trade agreement based on that. Yes, brilliant. Finally, Sam—I know we're tight for time here.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Okay, thank you. I'll move to Michael and then I'll finish off with Sam.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Thanks for that, Emily. If I can just come back on that for a second, I take your point on those two particular practices, but, for example—and correct me if I'm wrong here—I believe that there are different rules in Australia around transporting animals, and…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Thank you. On the animal welfare side, the agri-food sector has outlined their concerns about the lack of a level playing field in production standards because of the higher UK animal welfare and environmental standards as well, compared to Australia. I know…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Diolch, Gadeirydd. The agreement will remove all tariffs on Australian beef and sheep meat exported to the UK after the staging period. Does the panel share the concerns raised by the agri-food sector on the potential impact of these tariff liberalisations on…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Back to you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Thank you, Jeff. Thank you, all, for your comments.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Thank you, Arwyn. The long hours that I worked in hospitality definitely prepped me for this job, so I can definitely sympathise with you there. I happen to agree as well—I think it was an important point—that I do think it's more of a people shortage than a…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Arwyn. Yes, Arwyn.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Thank you. It certainly is a hard-working, high-demand job, and I can attest to that. I think part of the culture issues also revolve around those 60 to 80-hour work weeks. For example, having that coupled with split shifts and weekend working, we often…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Skills sector
Diolch, Gadeirydd. If I could ask some questions around the culture and working practices. My line of questioning anyway is more focused on ColegauCymru. I was wondering if, Arwyn—sorry, Iestyn, if you'd be able to expand on the suggestion that there is…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. Back to you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you for all your comments. Unless Mark has anything additional to add—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you, Mark. My final question is probably more directed towards Victoria, but of course if anyone has any comments they'd like to make, please indicate. The Bevan Foundation has called for the Welsh Government to develop a fair work innovation fund to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you, Victoria. I was about to ask about what the panel would think of the penalties side. I'm not sure if Shav or Mark have any additional comments on that point. If not, I'll move on to the next question.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Thank you. Victoria, any additional comments there?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Trade Unions and Bevan Foundation
Diolch, Cadeirydd. If I could look at pay and quality of work, and this is something I recognise, a lot of the issues, actually, that are prevalent in the sector, from my own personal experience. You know, that power imbalance that we've talked about today is…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Back to you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you, David, and thank you all for your comments.
