We'll also grow and support jobs for the future through upskilling and reskilling to support employers to adapt and transform their skills base to maintain and grow employment. And, just one year from its official launch, Working Wales has directly assisted more than 31,500 people, and over 6,000 young people, who were looking for employability support. That service has, of course, as a consequence of coronavirus, changed, but it's not the only change that we are making. 

On 20 May, the Minister for Education outlined a COVID-19 post-16 sector resilience plan to give education providers a clear framework for planning and delivering our employability and skills response. For apprentices, we've developed online learning modules to ensure that they're able to continue to progress through their learning. And for our traineeship learners, we've developed digital learning packages and maintained their training allowances.

Our community employability programmes are, of course, adapting as well. In terms of their delivery, they are changing in order to provide outreach to our most vulnerable communities, supporting those who are furthest from the labour market, including disabled people, those with low skills, and individuals from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic background. And, to date, they've supported 47,600 people; 17,900 of those have moved into employment. And for those in work, the Union Learning Fund, with support from the Wales Trades Union Congress, is delivering immediate—[Inaudible.]—and support to workers during and after the coronavirus crisis.

I'll just pick up on some specific points that were made by Members: first of all, the question of a role for a citizens' assembly. Now, here in Wales, we have very unique models of social partnership and we must protect the contribution that our social partners make in helping to inform and shape policy. We should not inadvertently undermine our social partnership model. We also have commissioners. And, through the work that Jeremy Miles is leading on, we are calling for ideas, innovation and creativity from all—all—of our citizens and organisations. And, therefore, whilst we are not ruling out the potential role for a citizens' assembly, it shouldn't undermine or duplicate the social model of partnership that we have been able to develop here in Wales. 

With regard to the pub sector, I couldn't agree more that pubs are, in many of our communities, right at the heart of those communities. And I'm determined to make sure that we support independent pubs, independent breweries and those institutions that bring people together. We're equally determined to make sure that we support the food and drink sector; that has been identified by a number of Members. There has been staggering export growth in recent times within Welsh food and drink businesses, and we're determined to make sure that that success story continues, because many of those businesses are amongst our most prestigious brand carriers and flag carriers for Wales. 

Now, Mike Hedges rightly identified the role that social infrastructure will play in the recovery and he identified, in particular, theatres. Now, we are committed to using the recovery to unite people, to improve social cohesion, and so we went into coronavirus committed to the twenty-first century schools programme, to new health centres, to enhancing cultural institutions, such as the renewal of Theatr Clwyd and others, and we remain committed to our enormously ambitious programme of restoring, renewing and creating new social infrastructure. 

I'd just like to touch upon a point that Janet Finch-Saunders made regarding the job retention scheme and the self-employment support scheme. I welcome—let me be absolutely clear; I welcome—both these schemes. They have been vitally important in supporting people and businesses through this incredibly difficult time. But they cannot be withdrawn prematurely. We cannot allow people and businesses to face a cliff edge in terms of the support that is offered through these schemes. 

In response to David Rowlands, support will be made available to people of all ages, not just to young people, but to people of all ages. And specifically on this occasion—and this was not available back in the post 2008 period—we have Working Wales, a single point of contact that will offer bespoke and tailored support for all individuals that are affected by unemployment or by the threat of unemployment. 

So, Dirprwy Lywydd, we do not wish to bounce back from this pandemic; we want to build back better by creating a national economy that sees employment, wealth and prosperity spread more equally, more fairly, across Wales, and none of this would be possible without the support of our social partners in the work that we are doing. The principles of social justice, fair work and environmental sustainability guide the decisions of this Government. COVID-19 will fundamentally reshape the economy, and so this means there is no going back—nor should we go back. Policy mistakes of the past—above all, austerity and privatisation—inflicted upon Wales in the years before devolution, and indeed since, have left us more vulnerable to shocks like coronavirus.

Whilst ensuring we support businesses and household incomes during this crisis, we intend to seize this moment as a unique window of opportunity to rebuild our society and our economy as we wish to see it. So, in building back better, our long-term goal is a resilient economy that has the well-being of people and the environment at its heart.

I very much welcome the ideas that have been proposed today. This is only the beginning of what I hope will be a constructive dialogue across parties and with a plethora of organisations, institutions and citizens across Wales.