Paul Davies: Will the First Minister make a statement on the delivery of health services in Preseli Pembrokeshire?
Paul Davies: I welcome this debate today and the opportunity to talk about the role of small businesses in sustaining local economies. As the Member for Caerphilly has said, small businesses are at the heart of our villages and towns, and in areas like my own constituency, those small businesses are part of a dominant tourism and hospitality sector. Unfortunately, the pandemic hit many of those businesses...
Paul Davies: Minister, you'll be aware that UK Hospitality Cymru has been calling for a new, nine-month, smart funding strategy to help businesses survive, recover and to protect jobs going forward. Now, hospitality business in my constituency continue to tell me that they're still in a critical and fragile position. Therefore, could you tell us whether you will actually consider taking on UK Hospitality...
Paul Davies: Can I thank the Minister for his statement this afternoon? This statement, of course, is timely, following the UK Government's decision last week to support the UK steel industry by extending safeguard measures. The UK Government has also confirmed that it's reviewing the trade remedies framework as a matter of urgent priority, and that it's also developing a monitoring and surveillance...
Paul Davies: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and can I thank the Minister for his statement this afternoon? I broadly welcome the Welsh Government's intention to provide everyone under 25 in Wales with the offer of work, education, training or self-employment, and I welcome the Minister's comment about ensuring that no generation is lost post pandemic and agree that it's vital that young people have the skills...
Paul Davies: First Minister, it is estimated that around 75,000 older people in Wales have noted that they feel lonely almost all of the time or often, and it’s clear that we have to consider isolation as a priority for public health. So, for older people, access to broadband is vital. This has helped people to stay in touch with family and friends and to access online services that are useful for them,...
Paul Davies: Minister, the Welsh Government's programme for government commits to requiring slaughterhouses in Wales to have CCTV, a move that all parties have long supported and raised with you in this Chamber for several years now. The use of this technology has long been viewed as an important step in ensuring that we have the very highest levels of protection on animal welfare in Wales. Therefore, can...
Paul Davies: First Minister, bearing in mind that restrictions remain in place, it's important that you as a Government do everything within your power to support our businesses in moving forward, and to support local economies. Now, travel businesses in my constituency have contacted me because they are still having difficulties with the impact of the pandemic on their ability to do business. And one...
Paul Davies: 2. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to support the economy in Preseli Pembrokeshire? OQ56626
Paul Davies: Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's plans to improve education standards in Preseli Pembrokeshire?
Paul Davies: Diolch, Llywydd, and I move the amendment tabled in the name of my colleague Darren Millar. I'm sure that all Members in this Chamber share the ambition to find a way of reducing inequalities in our communities, and so it's incumbent on all of us to work together to find the best possible way of ensuring that investment reaches the areas that need it most. The UK Government has made it clear...
Paul Davies: Will the First Minister make a statement on the future delivery of health services in west Wales?
Paul Davies: Of course, the next 12 months are crucial in developing new business opportunities, and you have committed today to creating secure and lasting jobs across Wales, and creating the conditions for businesses to grow. Now, in my own constituency, it's great to see the port of Milford Haven move forward in its plans to strengthen its Milford waterfront proposition with construction beginning on...
Paul Davies: Minister, whatever changes you actually make in the future in terms of business support, they must be made clearly and businesses must be engaged and understand the Welsh Government's direction of travel, so I look forward to further statements from you in due course. I think the publication of data is also crucial in actually understanding the Welsh Government's approach and to learn lessons...
Paul Davies: Minister, I put it to you that the only way that we can judge whether you are providing the most generous support package is if we see actual figures for the businesses you've supported. The First Minister has recently confirmed to the Member for Blaenau Gwent some weeks ago that the Welsh Government intends to publish a breakdown of the level of support provided to businesses affected by...
Paul Davies: Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, can I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your new appointment, and say from the outset that I look forward to working constructively with you, where I can, to protect, support and transform our economy as we move out of this pandemic? Now, Minister, the Welsh Government has laid claim to offering the most comprehensive package of business support in the...
Paul Davies: 6. Will the Minister outline the Welsh Government's economic priorities for businesses in Pembrokeshire over the next 12 months? OQ56544
Paul Davies: First Minister, these fire-and-rehire practices used by some employers, as you have said, have been condemned by Governments across the UK, and I understand that the UK Government has confirmed that there will be an employment Bill brought forward in due course to tackle this issue. I very much hope that this legislation will be introduced in the near future, because it could have a...
Paul Davies: Will the First Minister make a statement on support for businesses in Pembrokeshire?
Paul Davies: Thank you for that response, Minister. Now, unfortunately, urgent cancer referrals dropped dramatically between April and December 2020, and Cancer Research UK has made it clear that when these patients do enter the system, it will cause significant capacity problems in diagnostics. Indeed, we know that the percentage of patients starting their first definitive treatment within 62 days of...
