9. 6. Statement: The Food and Drink Industry

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:28 pm on 22 November 2016.

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Photo of Lee Waters Lee Waters Labour 5:28, 22 November 2016

Diolch. Thank you very much. Minister, I recently visited Castell Howell Foods in my constituency, in Cross Hands, a leading independent food wholesaler. They’ve grown enormously over the last 20 years and think they have great scope to grow further, but they are frustrated with the procurement processes for applying to sell their goods to the public sector. What can you do to make sure that this strategy succeeds to get better value for local economies, to make sure it’s easier to sell into the public sector and that we buy more Welsh products?