Part of 4. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:52 pm on 16 October 2019.
Minister, thank you for your answer to David Rees. During questions to the Minister for international relations earlier, I wasn’t sure if you were in to hear the question or not, but I highlighted the evidence that the Minister gave to the external affairs committee the other week suggesting that the Welsh Government would be placing more emphasis on exports rather than attracting inward investment. So, perhaps I could ask you to outline whether you feel that approach does need to be reviewed, given the announcement of companies such as Ford and Hi-Lex, as we’ve heard today. And, in the immediate future, can I ask you how you are going to look to support Hi-Lex? And, as David Rees has mentioned in his question, the workers are highly skilled and, of course, will be anxious ahead of 2021. You’ve mentioned the ReAct programme, but I wonder if you can outline how specific programmes can be specifically adapted to this particular situation?