Gareth Bennett: Thank you, Lywydd.
Gareth Bennett: Diolch, Llywydd. Thanks to Plaid Cymru for tabling today's debate and thanks also, Llywydd, for accepting amendment 1, which I hereby move. The Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party will be voting against Plaid's motion today, not because we don't agree with some of the measures that they are proposing, but rather because we disagree with the focus of their motion. Plaid propose a whole raft of...
Gareth Bennett: Will the First Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's priorities for the economy in South Wales Central?
Gareth Bennett: Thank you, Llywydd. I'd like to congratulate the Wales darts team on winning the world cup of darts. In Salzburg over the weekend, Wales beat England in the final in order to win the trophy for the very first time. Therefore, congratulations Gerwyn Price from Markham near Caerphilly and Jonny Clayton from Pontyberem, near Llanelli, for playing superbly well in Austria over the weekend....
Gareth Bennett: Will the First Minister make a statement on hate crime in South Wales Central?
Gareth Bennett: Thank you very much and thank you once again for the report.
Gareth Bennett: I wasn't speaking a bit of Welsh just for the effect.
Gareth Bennett: I am a Welsh learner.
Gareth Bennett: So I am making a bit of an effort with the language, and I would point out that I do have an O-level in Welsh from my school days. I'd rather say it was a GCSE, because the O-level does age me a bit, but I'm afraid it was an O-level. So, can I say that efforts to boost the usage of Welsh are generally to be welcomed, albeit the best use of Welsh is as a living language, and resources are...
Gareth Bennett: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you to the Commission for this report.
Gareth Bennett: Thanks, Minister. Tourism has taken a major hit during the past few months, for obvious reasons. Although the sector was bound to be hit hard by the pandemic, I do worry about the long-term effects. Tourism has traditionally formed a big part of the Welsh economy and we want it to recover from the shock of this year, but it is going to be hard to get tourists, particularly from England, to...
Gareth Bennett: Thanks, for that response, Minister. Can I make a plea at this stage of the crisis on health grounds for gyms? Gyms are vital to many people's physical health and mental well-being, so there is a strong case that gyms could be designated as being for essential use, and I would urge your Government to take that course of action. During some periods of the recent crisis, gyms have been allowed...
Gareth Bennett: 5. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve public health in South Wales Central further to the COVID-19 pandemic? OQ55781
Gareth Bennett: 1. What assessment has the Minister made of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism to Wales? OQ55783
Gareth Bennett: Diolch, Gadeirydd, a diolch i Blaid Cymru, for bringing today's debate. The Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party will not be supporting the motion today. This motion by Plaid purports to be about giving young people in Wales a better future, but what its outcome would be if Plaid got their way could be precisely the opposite. I have seldom seen a motion whose outcome would so transparently and so...
Gareth Bennett: Diolch, Llywydd. I was interested in the Minister's reply just now—
Gareth Bennett: I apologise; it's been a while.
Gareth Bennett: Thank you, Minister. In schools in England, the UK Government's intention is to go ahead with most exams next summer. Now, I'm aware from what the Minister just said in response to David Rees that she's making a statement on 9 November, and I realise she will not want to pre-empt this. Notwithstanding that, exams are the fairest and most transparent way to assess the ability of schoolpupils,...
Gareth Bennett: 6. Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of education in South Wales Central? OQ55746
Gareth Bennett: What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government regarding the devolution settlement?
