75 Days as First Minister - Here's What We've Been Doing | Dyma Beth Rydym Wedi Bod yn Ei Wneud
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The video reflects on a significant period of activity leading up to the summer recess, highlighting extensive travel across Wales where leaders met with communities, visited schools and nurseries, engaged with NHS staff, supported farmers, and inspected local businesses. These efforts were designed to demonstrate firsthand how collaboration can drive positive change within the region. A key focus was placed on agriculture, with a clear message that the government is deeply committed to making Welsh farming as successful as possible for rural areas. This dedication was reinforced during a valuable summit attended by leaders from across these islands, providing an opportunity to discuss shared challenges and learn from one another's experiences while aboard the Seven Seas Splendor in Holyhead.
A major theme throughout this period has been leveraging growth within specific sectors to benefit the wider Welsh economy. The government aims to maximize the potential offered by industries that are already expanding, ensuring they contribute effectively to economic prosperity. This approach is part of a broader strategy to build a fairer, greener, and more ambitious Wales for everyone. By working together with various stakeholders, including farmers and business owners, the administration hopes to prove its commitment to rural development and show tangible results in how government action can improve daily life across the country.
Despite the Senate taking its summer break, work continues unabated as leaders remain dedicated to fulfilling their commitments during these weeks off. The team emphasizes that this pause is not a stoppage of progress but rather an opportunity to maintain momentum on important initiatives. Through continued engagement and strategic planning, they aim to deliver on promises made to constituents while fostering a sense of unity and shared purpose. This ongoing effort underscores the belief that consistent action and collaboration are essential for achieving long-term goals in creating a better future for Wales.
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>> It's hard to believe we're already at
the summer recess. Over the past few
months, we've traveled all across Wales
meeting people in their communities,
visiting schools and nurseries, speaking
with NHS staff, supporting our farmers,
visiting local businesses, and seeing
firsthand the difference government can
make when we work together.
Team, we have we have Welsh cakes here.
Come on now.
We want agriculture in Wales to be the
best it can be and through our actions
as a government, I think people are
getting the message here that this is a
government that really cares about
farming in rural Wales.
This has been a very valuable summit for
[music] us. This is an opportunity for
government leaders and senior ministers
from across [music] these islands to
come together to talk about those issues
on which we can learn from each other.
I am on this beautiful cruise ship, the
Seven Seas [music] Splendor, in the port
of Holyhead.
>> [music]
>> This is a sector that has grown. What we
want, of course, is to make the most of
what this sector offers the Welsh
economy.
While the Senate takes its recess, the
work certainly doesn't stop. We'll keep
on working through the summer weeks to
deliver on those commitments and keep
building that fairer, greener, more
ambitious Wales we all want to see.