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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Not to my knowledge.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Golden Grove School in Pembroke in my constituency, Cabinet Secretary, has St Daniel's Hill to its side entrance, which was 40 mph when the 20 mph policy was introduced, so it didn't receive a reduction in speed limit outside a side entrance that children…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
I now propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are all Members content? Content. Thank you very much.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, and thank you, officials. Time has beaten us, unfortunately. A copy of today's transcript will be forwarded when available. Thank you very much for joining us.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
So, you would disagree with the categorisation that some industry bodies bring forward that the cogs of Government turn a lot slower than the cogs of the private sector, who are looking to invest and get these projects up and running.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. The final question, Cabinet Secretary, before we do run out of time: do you think the Welsh Government is agile and flexible enough to capitalise on the opportunities of emerging technologies in the green sector?
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay. Thank you. Jenny Rathbone wanted to come back on a point.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much. I've just got one question, then, in terms of nuclear, which you mentioned earlier. Would you see nuclear as part of Wales's green energy future?
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. Luke Fletcher.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Vikki. Just on Vikki's final question there, Cabinet Secretary, I've raised with you in the Chamber before about future skills and making sure we have an audit of what skills are going to be required for green opportunities going forward. But the…
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Hefin. Now we'll move on to Vikki Howells.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Hefin David.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Apologies, Hefin, Jenny Rathbone just wants to come in at this point.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much, Jenny. Hefin David.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay, thank you. Jenny Rathbone.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay, thank you. And clean growth hubs, how do you intend for these to invest to support their development and where do you anticipate these being located?
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. On 17 April, you announced your intention to work with the renewable energy industry on a sector deal. Can you outline what you think this would look like and what discussions you've had with the industry on this, so far?
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
And how will the Welsh Government work in partnership with industry, unions and other levels of government to drive forward investment in the green economy sector, and what are your key asks of an incoming UK Government?
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you very much, and this is the ninth and final oral evidence session for our inquiry on the green economy. The renewable energy sector has said that Wales is being left behind compared to other parts of the UK, and has called for the Welsh Government…
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
But we'll move on straight to ask if you could introduce your panel, knowing that there has been a change since the previous session.
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Green economy inquiry: Panel 9 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to the second panel of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee this morning, a second session with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language. It was remiss of me not to say in the previous session…
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General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Vikki, and thank you, Cabinet Minister and officials. We've come to the end of the first scrutiny session with yourself. A copy of the transcript will be forwarded once it's available, but we'll now take a short break and prepare for the next…
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General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. I'm very conscious of time, so I'm going to have to move on to Vikki Howells, with the last set of questioning. Vikki.
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General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Lovely. Thank you. Just before I bring in Luke Fletcher, I am conscious of time so, Cabinet Secretary, if you could keep your answers as succinct as possible, and the questioning as well. Luke Fletcher.
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General Ministerial scrutiny—Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you. Thank you, Hefin. I'll now bring in Jenny Rathbone.
