Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:45 pm on 22 January 2020.

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Photo of Russell George Russell George Conservative 1:45, 22 January 2020

Thank you for your answer, Minister. My question was specifically about businesses having good value for money when it comes to Welsh Government support. Following the work looking at the Welsh Government's financial support for business, the Public Accounts Committee, of course, questioned the Welsh Government's support for business and has said that it is concerning and unacceptable that the Welsh Government has failed to fulfil its own commitment to report publicly on its progress in delivering its previous economic strategy. The committee was, I think, fairly scathing in saying that the failure has hindered accountability and effective scrutiny by this Senedd. So, I do wonder if the failure is because your Government is embarrassed by its record on the delivery of the economy over the last 20 years. And for the sake of accountability and transparency, can you outline what specific steps that you will be taking in the future to report on the outputs achieved each year by the Welsh Government's business support activities?