Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:01 pm on 12 January 2021.
I'm grateful to Russell George for raising this issue, and I do share his view that the support for business absolutely has to be a top priority for Welsh Government, and I can provide the reassurance that it is. Russell George will remember that before Christmas the Welsh Government announced a package of £450 million of further support for businesses across Wales, maintaining our most generous package of business support anywhere in the UK.
I can say that I have been having some meetings with my colleague the Minister for the economy to discuss what further support might be needed when we get beyond the end of this month in terms of support for business, depending, of course, on the picture in terms of the pandemic. And we would, obviously, provide that clarity to business as soon as we are able to do so. But I will, obviously, again make sure that he's aware of that request for an oral statement to accompany any further detail about support for business.