Part of 4. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition (in respect of his European Transition Minister responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 12:46 pm on 15 July 2020.
I thank the Member for that question. It's a very important issue and, I think, one of a number of very bleak predictions in terms of job losses in parts of Wales that we've seen in the last few weeks. The tourism and hospitality industry has been particularly adversely impacted, obviously, by COVID, in the way that we heard discussed in First Minister's questions earlier today. It has been part of our objective through the economic resilience fund to make available financial support to parts of that sector. I know that Celtic Manor Resort itself has benefited to some extent from that. Also, we will want to understand what more we can do working alongside the UK Government, who've made some announcements in terms of the statement last week. But we would say that, actually, there are some sectors in Wales that need specific support into the future, specific sectoral employment protection schemes, effectively, in order to be able to give the level of protection that we think may be needed, and obviously this is one sector that has been particularly adversely affected. But she will have our commitment, obviously, as a Government, to work with the Celtic Manor and any other employers facing this situation, as we've heard examples of in the Chamber already this morning.