NDM7331 Plaid Cymru Debate - The Economy and Covid-19
NDM7331 Plaid Cymru Debate - The Economy and Covid-19
NDM7331 Sian
Gwenllian (Arfon):
To
propose that the Senedd:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to:
a)
establish an employment guarantee scheme for young people suffering
unemployment as a result of Covid-19;
b)
establish a job reskilling and retraining scheme designed to support those
needing to find alternative employment following the crisis;
c)
convene a citizen's assembly to discuss how Wales should "Build Back
Better" following the experience of the crisis; and
d)
establish a multi-billion "All Wales Renewal Fund" to finance the
rebuilding of our country.
The following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete
all and replace with:
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes the package of employability support currently available through the
Welsh Government including the highly regarded Jobs Growth Wales scheme which
has supported more than 19,000 young people into good quality work and ReAct
which for more than a decade has helped individuals retrain and find new
employment.
2.
Notes the Welsh Government's £500m Economic Resilience Fund which is currently
helping thousands of small and medium sized businesses in Wales stay afloat and
keep individuals in employment and which will in future support recovery.
3.
Notes the expert work being coordinated by the Counsel General across Welsh
Government on recovery planning including work by the Minister for Economy to
identify further skills interventions which can support effective retraining in
the coming months and the recovery phase.
4.
Welcomes the constructive discussions the Minister for Economy has had with all
parties about how we emerge from Coronavirus with the best possible prospects
for young people.
5.
Recognises the need to work in social partnership with trade unions and
business to Build Back Better for the future.
6.
Recognises that the Welsh Government has dedicated close to £2.5bn to its
Covid-19 response since March 2020, further notes the scale of the economic
crisis facing the whole of the United Kingdom and calls on the UK Government to
develop a significant economic stimulus package that can support the Welsh
Government’s work towards a green and just recovery.
[If
Amendment 1 is agreed amendments 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be de-selected]
Amendment
2 – Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
In
sub-point (a), delete ‘employment’ and replace with ‘apprenticeship’.
Amendment
3 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Insert
at end of sub-point (b):
‘and
introduce skills retention and development programmes as soon as practical in
the most at risk sectors to ensure no loss of capability and the opportunity to
upskill the local workforce during this period of reduced activity.’
Amendment
4 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
In
sub-point (c), delete ‘citizen’s assembly’ and replace with ‘cross party
taskforce’.
Amendment
5 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete
sub-point d) and replace with:
‘establish
a Covid Community Recovery Fund to support those towns and communities whose
economies are hardest hit by the pandemic.’
Amendment
6 – Neil
McEvoy
Add
as new point at end of motion:
In
order to rebuild Wales economically as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, calls
on the Welsh Government to:
a)
ensure that the Covid-19 business rate relief scheme supports businesses
occupying premises and not landlords who own the premises;
b)
provide support for those in the hospitality industry being charged full rent
by pub companies during the crisis;
c)
legislate to enable Welsh companies to successfully bid for Welsh public sector
contracts; and
d)
orientate its economic policy toward a food and drink export-led recovery by
creating a fully fledged whisky industry.
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 03/06/2021