Adran yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth
Department for Economy and Transport
Ein cyf/Our ref ATISN 15270
Mr Tyler Jenkins
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
20 July 2021
Dear Mr Jenkins
Request for Information – ATISN 15270
I wrote to you on 28 June regarding your request for information.
Information requested
You asked for a a copy of any correspondence between Welsh Government Ministers
and officials and other relevant stakeholders regarding the potential backdating of
COVID-19 business support to April 2021.
Our Response
I confirm that the Welsh Government does not hold any information caught by your
request. You may wish to note that our generous package of financial support for
Welsh businesses continued throughout April and into May. Many businesses
received their full share of the funding announced in mid-March upfront to see them
through until May, for others, including the hospitality and tourism sector, cash grants
continued to be paid during April as applications were confirmed. Therefore
businesses saw no interruption in the flow of financial support, as we moved cautiously
to relax public health restrictions.
Next steps
If you are dissatisfied with the Welsh Government’s handling of your request, you can
ask for an internal review within 40 working days of the date of this response.
Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Welsh Government’s
Freedom of Information Officer at: Information Rights Unit, Welsh Government,
Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ or Email
: Freedom.ofinformation@gov.wales.
Please remember to quote the ATISN reference number above.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. However, please note that the
Commissioner will not normally investigate a complaint until it has been through our
own internal review process.
Llywodraeth Cymru /
Welsh Government
Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
CF10 3NQ
FOI.EconomyandInfrastructure@gov.wales
Rydym yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni
fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.
We welcome receiving correspondence in Welsh. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and
corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.
Yours sincerely
Janet Owen Jones
Head of Entrepreneurship