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Part of 4. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 4:03 pm on 16 October 2019.

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Photo of Suzy Davies Suzy Davies Conservative 4:03, 16 October 2019

Diolch, Llywydd. I'll be very brief, you'll be glad to hear. The first question is about the timing of this announcement. We also know that INEOS is coming to just outside Bridgend in the near future. Is there any good news about the opportunity potential here, because the redundancies won't be for a year? Is there any news coming from INEOS that may offer some comfort to the workers there?

Secondly, I hear what you say about Aston Martin Lagonda; do announcements like this risk those growing shoots of confidence in what we offer to the automotive industry here in Wales?

And then, just lastly, some of the announcements we've had lately on company and firm closures have been from much smaller companies, supply-chain companies. Is there anything that Welsh Government is doing at the moment to help that type of company, as opposed to your Dawnuses and your Tatas, just really lift their eyes and understand that there are issues for them in the future and that they might want to think about diversifying and not relying so much on one individual major customer?