Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:51 pm on 8 July 2020.
Thank you, Presiding Officer. And in concluding today's debate, I wish to thank the petitioner and others who have contacted our committee about this issue. It was good of Jack Sargeant to contribute as a member of the committee, and, you know, face calls to the Minister to set out how such businesses can be supported. My colleague Nick Ramsay endorsing once again the need to acknowledge that these anchor stores, once we lose them, also lead to the loss of many jobs. David Rowlands, highlighting that there are other big name stores out there—and he mentioned House of Fraser, Marks and Spencers—and how that leads to a chain reaction when we lose these large stores.
This debate has enabled some important points and issues to be raised, and I am very grateful to the Minister for responding to many of those. The Petitions Committee will consider this petition once again in light of the contributions that have been made in our Plenary session this afternoon. Diolch yn fawr iawn.