Transcript Release: Welsh Economy and Covid-19 Evidence Session - May 21

Representatives from the retail, tourism, energy and housing sectors were quizzed on 21 May by the Welsh Affairs Committee on the impact of coronavirus on their members and the effectiveness of the UK Government response to the pandemic.

In the second hearing of the Committee’s Welsh Economy and Covid-19 Inquiry, MPs asked the panel about the current packages of financial support their members are receiving and the support they would need to recover post-pandemic.

For technical reasons the session was held in private, but a full transcript can be found here.

Witnesses

David Cooksey, Senior Energy Advisor, DTA Energy Action Group;

Andrew Campbell, Chairman, Wales Tourism Alliance;

Tim Thomas, Policy Officer for Wales, National Residential Landlords Association

Sara Jones, Head of Policy, British Retail Consortium