The Dawnus Construction Company

Part of 3. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:26 pm on 20 March 2019.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 3:26, 20 March 2019

I can't comment on the last point that the Member raises, but I'd be happy to write to him once the information is available so that we can answer that question, but I can assure the Member that the same level of support through the taskforce will be afforded to people affected by this latest turn of events at Dawnus that was offered to staff members at Tesco, at Virgin and other companies that have been supported by various taskforces. 

Now, the Member makes a really important point, and I think we should just recognise for a moment that the company was one of our proudest Welsh medium-sized enterprises and for that reason, again, I make no apology for all of the effort that went into keeping the company operating strongly. But today is an incredibly sad time for those who were employed by Dawnus and I'm sure everybody's thoughts are with the employees and with, indeed, companies in the supply chain.