Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:26 pm on 20 September 2016.
This is hugely important. He will know that, last week, I launched an initiative to link skills to employment and education. He welcomed it publicly, and I thank him for that. It is European funded, of course, some of it, but it was something that found favour with him. We know full well that it is hugely important that, as we identify which skills are needed for the future in Wales, we work with employers and work with the education sector to make sure that (a) the skills are identified, and (b) that they’re provided.
One of the questions I always get asked by potential investors into Wales is ‘Have your people got the skills that we need?’ It’s not about ‘How cheap are you?’ anymore; it’s ‘Have you got the skills?’ We are able to answer those questions, and that shows, of course, with the numbers of new investors that have been coming in over the past five years.