The Foundational Economy

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 20 March 2019.

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Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative 2:09, 20 March 2019

I think that between your answer, Minister, and Hefin David's question you've pretty much touched on all aspects of my knowledge of the foundational economy. At the very end there you mentioned procurement, and it was only the other week in spokesperson's questions that I asked the Minister for Finance and procurement about the valuable role of procurement in developing local supply chains and growing the Welsh foundational economy, if that's a phrase we want to use. So, can you tell us a little bit more, elaborate a little bit more, on the last part of your answer there and how you intend to make sure that the Welsh Government's procurement policy does support those locally based, hopefully green industries that are the industries of now, but also the industries of the future?