, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Expert panel
Thanks, Chair, and good morning to our panel. If I could ask this question to Dr Richardson-Barlow first, and then to our other witnesses: do you think that the Tata proposals adopt a sufficiently diverse range of methods for steel industry decarbonisation…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Thank you, Chair. Thank you, panel.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Okay, thank you. Moving on to the unions' alternative proposals, I'm conscious of time—I know my colleagues have got other questions as well—but could you outline for us essentially why your preferred approach as unions would deliver better outcomes both for…
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Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Okay. Just to move on then, so, we know that T.V. Narendran of Tata has said that, based on developments in the US, he expects to be able to address the challenge of making the highest quality steels using the EAF over the next few years. Some of the panel…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Future of Welsh Steel: Steel Unions
Thank you, Chair, and good morning to the panel. I've got some questions firstly around the deliverability of Tata’s proposals. So, they said that they intend for their EAF to be operating by 2027. We know they’ve got a commitment from the National Grid to…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, First Minister. I know that taking action to reduce the impact of the inverse care law has been a personal priority for you during your political career. I recently met with some of the practitioners and professionals involved in the Welsh…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. What interventions is the Welsh Government prioritising to reduce the impact of health inequalities in Wales? OQ60723
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 2 - Welsh Business Perspective
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 2 - Welsh Business Perspective
Thank you. One final question from me. Cwmpas has suggested to the committee that the language in the development bank's remit letter could arguably be strengthened, with greater compulsion to act, especially in relation to worker buy-outs at the point of…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 2 - Welsh Business Perspective
Thank you. In terms of the type of support that the Development Bank of Wales is currently offering, are there any gaps there? Are there any extra areas of support you feel should be offered? And, conversely, are there any activities or types of support that…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 2 - Welsh Business Perspective
Thank you, Chair. Good morning to our witness. I've got some questions on the role and remit of the development bank, firstly, to ask: where exactly does the development bank sit in relation to the wider business support landscape, and how well does it work…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 2 - Stakeholders
Thank you. In terms of the process of registering and actually accessing support from Farming Connect, to what extent do you think that the system has got it right? Do we need to be looking at whether there are issues with people who are digitally excluded…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 2 - Stakeholders
Thank you. Just quickly to all three of you, then, would you include students within the eligibility criteria?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 2 - Stakeholders
Thank you, Chair, and good morning to our panellists. Some questions on access to Farming Connect services—firstly, whether you feel that the current eligibility criteria to register for Farming Connect are appropriate, or do we need to see any amendments to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
Thank you. Moving on to the delivery, then, of SFS, I'm thinking about the structure and the way that the SFS is structured currently, with the seven current programmes. Do our witnesses think that that is the right way to go, or does it need to change?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
[Inaudible.]—to see, Chair, if the witnesses in the room have any comments on that.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
Thank you. I'm also wondering what your views are on the process of registration as well, and accessing support, particularly whether the programme is accessible to those who are digitally excluded, and if there is sufficient Welsh language provision also.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
Thank you. We know how important succession planning is within the farming industry as well. So, with that in mind, do you think that students should have access to Farming Connect?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Farming Connect: Panel 1 - Stakeholders
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Gareth. Some questions first on access to Farming Connect services. I'm interested to know if you think that the current eligibility criteria to register for Farming Connect is appropriate, and whether that needs to be amended…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: The Welsh Benefits System and Charter
Thank you, Minister, for your important statement today on work to deliver both a Welsh benefits charter and system. My thanks to you, your officers, local government and all relevant stakeholders for getting us to this position. I've just got one question…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, it was a pleasure to visit with you and Dawn Bowden to see the ongoing construction works on sections 5 and 6 of the Heads of the Valleys road last week. I'm sure, like me, you'd want to thank Future Valleys Construction and their partners for…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
4. Will the First Minister provide an update on the dualling of sections 5 and 6 of the A465 Heads of the Valleys road? OQ60716
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Border Target Operating Model
Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Border Target Operating Model
Thank you. That's really useful. Has agreement been reached with the Welsh Government on a timeline for the introduction of physical checks at Welsh BCPs, and if so, could you set out the agreed timescales for us, please?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
The Border Target Operating Model
Thank you, Chair. I've got some questions on inter-governmental co-ordination and joint working. Firstly, could you provide your perspective on joint working with the devolved Governments throughout the development of the model, including on the approach to…
