The 2 Sisters Food Group Site in Llangefni

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 7 February 2023.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 1:35, 7 February 2023

Diolch. So, the taskforce does include Welsh Government, Ynys Môn council, UK Government, the Department for Work and Pensions, the company itself and Unite trade union. There are going to be two parts to it: there's going to be a leadership group, which will obviously have the ministerial input, and then there'll be an operational group, which will be at an official level. And that's to ensure that work progresses at pace. I think that it is really important that that taskforce looks at what we can do to support the affected employees and the communities. It is a really devastating announcement. I absolutely agree with you around that, and I'm aware that the taskforce, on Friday, did absolutely reaffirm its full support.