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Questions to the First Minister
Llywydd, the Environmental Audit Committee echoed many of the concerns expressed in our letters to the UK Government in relation to the Prime Minister’s watering down of key net-zero policies. We need to see the analysis underpinning those changes in order to…
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Llywydd, I thank the Member for those further questions, and for what he said about the development at Nantgarw, which I've had the chance to see myself in earlier stages of its development. It's a very impressive set of facilities that they have, and it will…
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I thank the Member for that, Llywydd. We are investing in degree apprenticeships to help employers boost productivity and economic growth. The number of first-year degree apprenticeships moved above 300 in the academic year 2021-22, for the first time. Next…
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Well, let me agree with the Member, Llywydd, that the call for mental health services certainly has risen in the post-pandemic period, and that it is very important for people who are suffering from mental health issues to be able to get the support they need…
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Certainly, Llywydd. Over the past 12 months, specific improvements delivered by the board include improved performance against national targets for mental health services, extended services provided by the CALL helpline, and the pan north Wales roll-out of…
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Well, I thank the Member for reinforcing the points made by Jack Sargeant and welcome his support for the actions the Welsh Government is taking in our discussions with the UK Government and with the regulator. I can assure the Member that I have met the…
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Llywydd, let me congratulate Jack Sargeant for the persistence and the determination that he has shown in making sure that these issues are regularly brought in front of the Senedd, and that the pernicious impact of the way in which charges are levied in the…
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I thank Jack Sargeant, Llywydd. It is simply not right that an average household in north Wales pays £82 each year more in standing charges than an equivalent household in London. The regressive postcode lottery of standing charges needs to end, and the…
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I thank Mike Hedges very much for that question. What he has said, Llywydd, is an illustration of the point that I made to Tom Giffard, that there are successful examples where retail and high-street developments can be made to thrive, and the SA1…
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Llywydd, I don't have the details to hand of the discussions that have taken place, but I'm very happy that we can provide those to the Member.
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Llywydd, there's no doubt that there is a challenge for the high street in every part of the United Kingdom, and there are closures on retail high streets in every part of the United Kingdom. That, I think, is just a fact of the matter. Weekday footfall…
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Llywydd, investment in skills, infrastructure, direct support for firms with potential to grow and mobilising partnerships with others will form part of a plan for economic growth in the Member’s region.
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I'm trying to make—well, it wouldn't be difficult—a slightly more subtle point than the Member himself is making. I am simply saying to him that this continues to be a contested area, a contested area not where lay opinion simply differs, but where there are…
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Llywydd, there are a number of things in what the Member said that I agree with. I agree with him about the pernicious effect of disposable e-cigarettes, with 1.3 million thrown away every week in the United Kingdom, accumulating to 10 tonnes—10 tonnes—of…
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Llywydd, I thank Ken Skates for that. I answered a question from a Conservative Member on the floor of the Senedd only last week about the importance of preventative healthcare. And here, in this Senedd, we have to face up to the fact that there was an…
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I thank Ken Skates for that, Llywydd. The Welsh Government’s policy is to discourage the use of e-cigarettes in public places. The failure of the Public Health (Wales) Bill 2016 means that no powers are available to the Senedd to enforce such a policy.
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Well, Llywydd, let me explain this to the leader of Plaid Cymru: people on these benches will be working as hard as we can to secure that Labour Government. He will not lift a single finger to do so. In fact, in many parts of Wales, he will be doing his very…
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Well, I'm afraid, there are so many ifs and buts in that question that it's impossible to give him a sensible answer. The answer that was given to the question is the right question to ask in the current circumstances: of course, we continue to explore all…
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First of all, Llywydd, let me say again that it is the view of the Welsh Government, as it is the view of parties across this Chamber, that Wales deserves our share of the funding that has been invested in HS2. That should have been the case from the…
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Well, Llywydd, I am used to some flights of fantasy by the leader of the opposition, but this afternoon he has become completely unmoored from any sense of reality on this matter. Of course—of course—slower speed limits prevent accidents. There's evidence…
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Well, Llywydd, for a man who began with a reference to healing, his contribution is hardly designed, is it, to bring people together and to make people feel that they are part of a single United Kingdom. I will not follow him down his road of trying, always…
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Of course, I always thank the leader of the opposition for drawing attention to events at the Labour Party conference—a highly successful conference, a very, very different conference to the despair and desperation of the week before. I'm very proud of the…
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I thank Sam Rowlands for that. I think in his question there was an important distinction that we need to try to make sure we communicate to people. There will be services that are so specialist in their nature that they can only safely and effectively be…
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Of course I acknowledge the point made by the Member about the rural nature of Wales—a country where a great number of people travel to receive their services. The intention is to develop four regional stroke centres in Wales, and through the process of…
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I thank Mabon ap Gwynfor for that question. Newly launched stroke guidance from the Royal College of Physicians calls for stroke services to be organised regionally. The Welsh Government has adopted this model because it will deliver the most effective…
