Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:41 pm on 4 October 2022.
Laura Anne Jones
Conservative
1:41,
4 October 2022
First Minister, do you, like me and the rest of my party, welcome the huge energy package that the UK Government have announced that will directly benefit the people, our constituents, of Blaenau Gwent? How are you going to support businesses in their fight for survival over the winter months coming?
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