Supporting Businesses to Reopen

Part of 3. Questions to the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales – in the Senedd at 11:52 am on 15 July 2020.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 11:52, 15 July 2020

I'd say to the Member that we are acutely aware of the difficulties facing wedding venues, and I'd refer the Member to comments made by the finance Minister, the business Minister, just earlier. But I would also say to the Member that, as a direct result of having a Welsh Government, and having a Wales-only economic resilience fund, tens of millions of pounds—approximately £55 million, to be accurate—has been applied for by businesses in north Wales. In terms of hospitality businesses, more than £5.5 million has been awarded to hundreds of businesses in north Wales that simply would not have been able to get that support if they existed in England. We are going above and beyond what the UK Government is doing in England.