, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. David, any additional comments there?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. Michael.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you for that. I know we're tight for time, so I'll move swiftly on. I'd be interested in your views on the significance of the result of the latest Welsh Government tourism barometer survey, which shows that the experience of the past two years has…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. Suzy, I saw you might—. You indicated you might want to come in there.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. Michael.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
David, do you have any additional comments?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. Talking about next steps, I'm wondering what your current expectations are for the action plan in terms of timescales. The focus on resources, for example—I note that there isn't a specific allocation in the Minister for Economy's budget for the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
I think it's particularly important, actually, for SMEs to have quite a bit of say in this, given their involvement in the tourism sector. More often than not, most of the rural areas of the tourism and hospitality sector is family-run businesses, or even…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Thank you. Suzy.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
[Inaudible.]—anything to add there?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Hospitality, retail and tourism issues - Business representatives
Diolch, Gadeirydd. If I can just focus specifically on tourism and hospitality with my line of questioning, and if I come back, actually, to the stuff we were talking about—the change in culture, and just a couple of quick comments from myself. I think we've…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'd like to associate myself as well with some of the words Sarah said about how mental health can show itself in many different ways. I'm sure the First Minister is aware of the event held before the recess by myself and Huw Irranca-Davies for Men's Sheds…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you to Sarah Murphy for bringing forward this question.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Economy
In a recent labour market update, the unemployment figures for Swansea West were roughly three times the national average, at 10.3 per cent. One in 10 people in our second largest city are currently without employment. This situation becomes even more stark…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I have two statements I wish to call for. Firstly, the cost-of-living crisis is hitting everyone hard, and on a recent visit to the Anthony's family farm in Aberkenfig I learnt just how much the crisis is hitting farmers. They detailed how inflation has taken…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Welsh resources
No matter your economic theories or beliefs, I think it's difficult to argue that Wales doesn't have an extractive economy. There are historic and contemporary trends of economic extraction and exploitation of Welsh resources by outside interests. The coal…
, Plenary
Debate: Draft Budget 2022-23
I have a few points to make. Firstly, the co-operation agreement and what it sets out to achieve is something that I am actually quite proud of, especially when it comes to free school meals. And it has to be said, to say that the budget doesn't deliver at…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I think this is a very ethical issue here, with a number of different elements. In the first instance, we're talking about killing a sentient animal, aren't we, when we cull day-old chicks? On the other hand, of course, then, I'm also aware…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I think I might know Dan. I know about five or seven Dans off the top of my head—Dan Evanses—in my own area. So, I'm just going to say, just in case it's one of them. This is something I really do support. We had a very interesting…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I can see that the Welsh Government has provided assurances that it would be consulting stakeholders on this issue when they review the progress of the code, and of course they are unable to really press ahead with that at the moment with a…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. There's a lot to be said about the effects of flooding on people's lives here. I know of some stories that have been fed to me from colleagues in Rhondda, like Heledd Fychan, for example, and, actually, the petitioner—who again, for…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. It's always important to have a good variety of voices around the table. I think that's how we get good policy decisions. I'm more than comfortable to admit that I have my blind spots when it comes to policy, and I rely on other Members to…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I think, just for transparency reasons—. I actually know Viv. She lives in Bridgend. I don't think it would surprise people to know that I don't necessarily agree with Joel on what he said there. I don't propose we go into a debate now on…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I'd just like to thank the petitioner for putting this petition in. I know it's said an awful lot, and 'thank you' doesn't pay the bills or solve the issues, but I also want to recognise the work that unpaid carers do in their communities…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. It seems to me that this road has been quite heavily scrutinised over the past couple of years. I think that scrutiny also included the public inquiry at one point. I know that the road itself was designed and built, really, to operate as a…
