Speeches by Ranger.

“Great. Thank you both very much. You have probably touched on the answer to the next bit already, but I would like to ask both of you this. The co-ordination between the resettlement teams and local authorities is obviously key, as is sharing information, which you have already mentioned. Is that working effectively—I …”

“Thank you both for coming in today. As we have heard, multiple stakeholders are involved in co-ordinating housing and the relevant support for prison leavers in Wales. To give some examples, HMPPS has accommodation pathway co-ordinators, strategic housing advisers, specialist housing advisers and a prison resettlement …”

“Jon, I have the same original question to you, but also could you add in your thoughts? The Prisoners’ Education Trust offers a variety of distance learning courses. What benefits does this method of learning offer and are there any notable trends that you have observed in demand for your courses across prisons in Wale…”

“Thank you all for coming in today. This is a question for all of you, but I will start off with you, Jassa. What is the purpose of providing education and employment in prison, and is the current provision meeting that aim?”

“We will come back to that in future questions. That is great as an introduction, thank you. Anne-Marie, it is the same question but also could I ask you what the benefits are of continuous employment as an offender transitions from custody into their community?”

“Thank you all for coming in today. This is one for all of you. Why did your organisation decide to work with prisoners and ex‑offenders in the first place? What would you say to businesses in Wales that are considering working with prisoners or ex-offenders?”

“You would recommend to other businesses to give it a go.”

“This probably follows on from what you have just talked about. Do you believe that Government policies around the strategic sites accelerator—I will have to slow down when I try to say that—and the AI growth zones will regenerate the communities, given what you have just said?”

“It is nice to see you again; we have met before. This probably follows on from what we have just been talking about, but I would be interested to hear from both of you about how you would like to see regional and city growth deals improve to better deliver economic benefits to former industrial areas. I represent Wrexh…”

“Yes.”

“In Wrexham, North Wales police is doing very important work to tackle persistent antisocial behaviour and low-level crime, but local people are, quite rightly, seeking further reassurance that these issues will continue to be dealt with and tackled head on. Will the Minister please update the House on how police recrui…”

“8. What recent progress her Department has made on tackling antisocial behaviour.”

“I want to turn now to look at SMEs. As we know, in Wales SMEs make up over 99% of enterprises. To Russell Greenslade in particular, what have SMEs in Wales told you about their experience of engaging with inward investment?”

“You have probably covered a little bit of this already, but have they outlined exactly how they want to engage, or are they going to need some leading and working with to create the environment to help them better engage?”

“I would like to hear from three of our witnesses about their experiences of dealing with UK Government on inward investment, and how that compares with their dealings with the Welsh Government’s inward investment team. As a supplementary question, have any of your clusters received any direction or encouragement to pro…”

“Thank you. That was really interesting.”

“I totally agree with my right hon. Friend; this Government’s industrial strategy backs businesses in Wales not just with words, but with action and billions of pounds of investment over the next decade. In Wrexham, we are fortunate to have fantastic businesses, such as Kellogg’s and Hydro Aluminium among others, which …”

“3. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the industrial strategy on north Wales.”

“I just wanted to do a brief follow-up on the question that I asked previously. The stakeholders at our last meeting stated that they supported the EFRA Committee’s recommendation about delaying the implementation of the BPR and APR reliefs until April 2027. Do the UK Government accept that recommendation or is that bei…”

“Good afternoon. In our previous session, stakeholders came forward with some suggestions for alternatives to the inheritance tax reforms, such as a clawback mechanism or a transitional arrangement, rather than a full reversal of the reform. Are the UK Government considering any of these approaches?”