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"Public purchasing in Wales is worth about £4.5bn per year - which is well over 10% of the Welsh economy," he said. "We've got to see if we can find measures where the proportion given to business goes beyond a half, maybe towards two thirds over the next few years."

Rhodri Morgan, Sky News, October 16th 2008


"The budget for economic development within the National Assembly (and the grants that follow) pales into insignificance when compared to the £4 billion (or 11 per cent of GDP) that the public sector spends annually on purchasing goods and services in Wales.As in the case of giving grants to large foreign investors, our civil servants and public agency executives seem to be more impressed with suits from over the border than in the abilities and capabilities of Welsh firms. As a result, we are losing out on a crucial opportunity to use public funding to build up high value added businesses and industries within Wales. Only 30 per cent of the goods and services procured by the Welsh public sector goes to local firms.Imagine if we could increase that to 50 per cent – that would mean that at least £800 million of additional funding per annum would go into the Welsh private sector, dwarfing the £30 million given in RSA and AIG grants to Welsh firms last year."

Dylan Jones-Evans' blog, May 31st 2006

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Anonymous said…
whta we need is blooming big fox in the hen house
October 17, 2008 11:25 am
Anonymous said…
You have got to ask the question where the CBI have been for the last 12 months. If their leaders could remove their heads from up politicians backsides and focused on what was happening to their members, then perhaps we wouldn't be 12 months late in coming up with a solution. A complete waste of time....
October 17, 2008 11:34 am
Anonymous said…
Congrats on the Bronze Owain.
October 17, 2008 6:19 pm
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans said…
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October 17, 2008 7:39 pm
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans said…
Sanddef - thanks very much. First thing I've won since coming third (out of three!) in the 400m at Ydgol Glan y Mor :)

More, importantly, I hope it will help banish the perception that all Conservatives have the same negative attitudes towards devolution.
October 17, 2008 7:47 pm
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