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Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport

Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

The Tax Advisory Group for Wales provided strategic advice to Welsh Government ministers on issues of tax policy and administration during the development and introduction of the Welsh taxes (2014 to 2019). The group was disbanded in February 2020.

The Welsh Government Commercial Delivery (WGCD) team (formerly the National Procurement Service) alongside local government is now leading on frameworks previously under the remit of the NPS. Welsh Government Commercial Delivery is still operating on a category basis.

The Independent Appeals Panel makes recommendations about appeals to subsidy and grant decisions.

Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister

People and not rules are at the heart of Wales’ response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said today as he sets out the new post-firebreak measures in Wales.

Farmers must follow these rules if they apply for payments under the Basic Payment Scheme 2022.

Poultry keepers need to take action now to make sure they have biosecurity measures in place to protect their birds, or risk losing their flocks to bird flu, the Chief Vet for Wales, Christianne Glossop, has said today.

More than £1 million worth of new business has been secured by the Welsh delegation to the Paris Air Show in June with over £3.6 million in further opportunities also identified, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has revealed today.

Eluned Morgan, Minister for Health and Social Services

Eluned Morgan MS Minister for Health and Social Services

Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport

Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has signalled his intention to increase the number of GP training places in Wales by nearly 18%.

Investment opportunities and the unique business benefits available at the eight Enterprise Zones in Wales will be promoted at the International Festival for Business in Liverpool.

Julie James AM, Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

Huw Lewis, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage and Carl Sargeant, Minister for Local Government and Communities

Apprentices from the Urdd are helping to inspire students at an English-medium primary school to use more Welsh through a weekly sports club.

Tourism and hospitality have been praised as the "lifeblood of the Welsh economy" that create jobs and drive growth.

The Minister for Education and Welsh Language has today announced additional funding of half a million pounds for the National Eisteddfod and the Urdd Eisteddfod, to make this year's festivals accessible to lower income families.