Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:31 pm on 17 November 2020.
Thank you, First Minister, for that answer. Two weeks ago, Welsh Government brought forward the business development grant that had to be suspended after 24 hours. I appreciate that does show a sign of demand out in the economy, and in particular in South Wales Central. As a regional Member, I've been contacted by businesses across the region who obviously found it very frustrating, after putting a huge amount of time and effort into their plans, that the scheme was either suspended or oversubscribed, depending on which message you received. Can you give any confidence that those businesses that were unfortunate not to get in before that 24-hour deadline closed will be able to resubmit their bids in the coming weeks and months ahead and gain that support to take them into 2021 from the Welsh Government?