Did you mean representations -taxation speaker:Steffan Lewis?
Steffan Lewis: Thank you, Llywydd. This introduces a new subsection to section 24 relating to tax rates and bands, and the impact would be to allow local authorities to make representations and innovative proposals on land transaction bands and rates to be considered by the Welsh Government. The Bill provides a golden opportunity for us to actually implement the tax in relation to the policy objectives of...
Steffan Lewis: ...higher education. So, it’s very disappointing that the UK’s centre is going to be located in London, as if London hasn’t got enough support from the UK Government in that respect. So, what representations did the First Minister make to try and get the UK centre to locate alongside the cyber academy in Newport, so that our country could have benefited from the jobs that will come?...
Steffan Lewis: ...will cost up to 40 per cent more than the Welsh alternative constructed in Gwent. Can we have a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for the economy or, indeed, the First Minister, to hear what representations have been made by Welsh Government to the MOD regarding this process, and the attempts made by the Welsh Government to secure a level playing field in this particular case?
Steffan Lewis: ...of the house for sharing with us the correspondence between the First Minister and the UK Government, and bitterly disappointed to hear the response of the UK Government to the First Minister’s representations. I hope that the very united voice of this Assembly today will aid the Welsh Government and the First Minister in future endeavours in relation to this matter. In concluding,...
Steffan Lewis: 10. What representations has the Welsh Government made to the UK Government regarding the future of the miners pension scheme?