Jack Sargeant: Diolch, Minister, for that answer. One of my constituents today talked openly in The Leader newspaper about the impact of being excluded from the UK Government's financial support, and the effect that is having on people's mental health. I was also contacted by a business owner before the current lockdown, who told me of customers who were openly talking about ending their lives. And, as a...
Jack Sargeant: Can I start by commending our colleague Jayne Bryant for bringing this topic to the Senedd? I think the way she has just delivered her speech today clearly shows the importance of this issue, and we say 'thanks' to our wonderful NHS staff and care workers. It is impossible to say when and how post-traumatic stress disorder hits, but when it does, it can be debilitating and devastating. I say...
Jack Sargeant: Thank you to Laura Anne Jones for allowing me to speak in this important short debate. I, too, am very passionate, like Laura, about improving sports facilities, not just in my community but across Wales, and I know the difference that artificial pitches can make. A community with a real case for an artificial pitch development is Buckley in Alyn and Deeside. They have an amazing...
Jack Sargeant: Minister, for a number of weeks now, I've been speaking to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board about setting up a central point of contact and a phone line for those who are concerned that they have not received their vaccine yet, and for a small number of 80-year-olds, that is obviously the case. I was particularly pleased this week when that phone line was delivered, and yesterday it...
Jack Sargeant: 5. Will the Minister make a statement on the impact of storm Christoph in Mancot, Sandycroft and surrounding communities? OQ56207
Jack Sargeant: Minister, thank you for that answer. Now, I was recently contacted by distraught residents, asking me to come and see the impact of the recent flooding and what that has done to their daily lives in Sandycroft, Mancot and the surrounding areas. Now, I visited in clear and good conscience as their elected representative, and it was clear to me that that was the very least thing I could do....
Jack Sargeant: 3. Will the First Minister make a statement on the progress of the vaccination roll-out in Alyn and Deeside? OQ56255
Jack Sargeant: Thank you for that answer, First Minister. The vaccine roll-out in Wales continues to gain pace. Wales now has vaccinated more of its population than any other nation in the United Kingdom. Public sector workers once again showing that they can deliver and they do deliver when we need them. First Minister, how confident are you that we will meet the middle of February deadline, as promised?...
Jack Sargeant: Diolch yn fawr, Deputy Llywydd. National Apprenticeship Week is an opportunity to recognise just how important apprenticeships, apprentices and apprenticeship providers are to our economy. Previously to entering the Senedd, I was an engineering apprentice myself before gaining my degree with the support of the company and becoming a research and development engineer. Deputy Llywydd, if we're...
Jack Sargeant: 4. Will the Minister make a statement on how the vaccination programme is progressing in Alyn and Deeside? OQ56298
Jack Sargeant: 1. Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's priorities for mental health support? OQ56299
Jack Sargeant: Thank you for that answer, Minister, and the important information within it. I'm sure you'll agree with me that Members of the Senedd have a responsibility to act as leaders in their community, and since the start of the vaccination programme I have sought, through my 'let's vaccinate Flintshire' campaign, to work with the health board and to work with the Welsh Government to assist and...
Jack Sargeant: Thank you for that answer, Minister. Now, we know that serious traumatic incidents can have a serious impact on long-term mental health, and I have raised with you before my concerns that we are not reaching people who perhaps do not seek help through the normal prescribed routes, and I should say that is through no fault of their own. So, with that in mind, how do we proactively support...
Jack Sargeant: 5. How is the Welsh Government progressing with meeting its affordable homes target? OQ56346
Jack Sargeant: First Minister, following the last election in 2016, you met with my dad—you as finance Minister and him as housing Minister—to work out how you would meet the ambitious Welsh Labour target of 20,000 affordable homes. Now, together, you put in place a delivery mechanism and the finances to ensure this happened. Your leadership and dad's leadership delivered this programme; he dug the...
Jack Sargeant: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd, and I'll join the praises from Members of the opposition to your approach to the economy, Minister, and to your commitment towards north Wales in particular, and I commend you for that. Now, we do need to build back stronger and greener, and be ambitious in our plans for recovery to create jobs in Deeside. This year, Shotton Steel turns 125, and I want it to be...
Jack Sargeant: 5. How is the Welsh Government making the planning process in north-east Wales more responsive to residents? OQ56389
Jack Sargeant: Minister, thank you for that answer. Can I thank you and your Deputy Minister for meeting with myself and Penyffordd Community Council at the beginning of the year? I think what is clear is that the council and the community—the residents within the community of Penyffordd—and with justification, I might say, feel let down by the Planning Inspectorate for Wales. Despite significant...
Jack Sargeant: First Minister, as a dog lover, I know that your dog is often your best friend and, as has been said already this afternoon, is very much a family member. Now, it's deeply disturbing to know that criminals are targeting dogs and other pets to steal. These people are an absolute disgrace, an absolute disgrace. First Minister, what conversations have Welsh Government Ministers had with the...
Jack Sargeant: 3. Will the First Minister make a statement on community safety in Alyn and Deeside? OQ56487
