David Lloyd: Thank you for that response. Further to that, will you as Welsh Government support the development of a public energy company for Wales in order to tackle the issue of developing Swansea bay tidal lagoon?
David Lloyd: Diolch, Llywydd. Clearly, Cabinet Secretary, you are well read, and a fan of Charles Dickens. So, if local government is Oliver Twist, does that make you Mr Bumble?
David Lloyd: Just moving away slightly from any Dickensian wordplay, do you accept that local government has suffered in funding priorities, compared to other portfolios here? 'Hard times; for these times', as Dickens would say.
David Lloyd: With the UK budget announcement last week, can local government have 'great expectations', or will they end up with 'little Dorrit'?
David Lloyd: Thank you for the opportunity to commemorate the great war. In 1916, my grandfather was 21, was recently married and was in the Royal Welch Fusiliers in the Somme and in Ypres. My grandfather was a Dolgellau boy and he served alongside boys from Trawsfynydd in the great war. They were together on the battlefield and they communicated through the medium of Welsh on foreign fields, and the...
David Lloyd: Leader of the house, you may remember that, earlier this year, I raised concerns with regard to the fact that over £36 million of public money had been spent on developing a 106-acre strategic business park at Felindre to the north of Swansea, yet, despite being in public ownership for 20 years, the business park was still empty. The Parc Felindre strategic business park has been promoted by...
David Lloyd: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Before I start, actually, it's entirely right that you are in the chair for this statement, DPO, being as you are the inspiration behind the fire sprinklers legislation, and it is right that we acknowledge that once again. Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary also for his statement and welcome the production of this White Paper? It is right that we pay tribute to...
David Lloyd: Leader of the house, can I ask for a Government statement on screening services, particularly as I've had representations recently concerning Bowel Screening Wales? It operates as a bespoke screening service, as you know, yet is sort of vaguely part of the NHS, but basically stand-alone as well. Bowel Screening Wales does excellent work, however if someone who has had a previous bowel...
David Lloyd: Can I say what an honour it is to speak about what I still call the continuity Act, a law passed by this Assembly using its legislative powers? We haven't passed that many laws using our legislative powers, and it owes much to the craft and artistry of my colleague here, Steffan Lewis, although he was obviously deflecting attention onto others in his speech. Now, there's been much talk of...
David Lloyd: On that point, say I were to pick at random one of the 26—say food labelling or hazardous substances planning that we've always had here from Brussels—so, tomorrow, you could decide to legislate there, could you, or is it frozen and you could do nothing about it?
David Lloyd: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. As the chair of the cross-party group on vision, I am pleased to note that this week sees the launch of the latest Wales Vision Strategy, and I would urge Members to come along to the event in the Oriel between 12 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. tomorrow lunchtime. Our level of vision has a huge impact on our lives. There are 107,000 people in Wales with sight loss and this is...
David Lloyd: It’s a pleasure to take part in this very important debate that gives us a platform to be able to discuss the funding of FE here in Wales. I congratulate Bethan on bringing the motion before us and also for all her work in the background to realise what we are seeing in the motion that we see before us. Before I go on, it’s important to pay tribute, as others have done, to the great work...
David Lloyd: Leader of the house, can I ask for a statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services concerning GP premises, please? As you'll be aware, GPs who are independent contractors in the traditional mould also own their own premises, and I well remember as young GPs, you are expected to take out what is effectively a second mortgage on a GP surgery at the same time as you are...
David Lloyd: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. I'm pleased to move the amendments in this debate, reflecting the funding pressures on the local authorities—well, not just in my region, but all over Wales. Obviously, I've been receiving letters from people in the local authorities that I cover, so I'm happy to respond and to make the case for local government funding. Obviously, I'm not also going to rehearse the...
David Lloyd: 1. What representations has the Counsel General made on behalf of the Welsh Government regarding the duties of local planning authorities to advertise the receipt of planning applications? OAQ52983
David Lloyd: 3. What representations has the Counsel General made on behalf of the Welsh Government regarding the legal obligations of local authorities in relation to regional education consortia? OAQ52982
David Lloyd: 1. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the future of the national broadcasting archive for Wales? 237
David Lloyd: Thank you very much for that response, but, certainly, every Member in this Chamber will have received complaints at some point or another from local residents because they weren’t aware of a planning application introduced to the local authority. By the time they do learn about it, then very often the decision has already been made. Usually, the local authority will have put a notice on a...
David Lloyd: I'm grateful for that answer. You will no doubt be aware that the leader of Neath Port Talbot council, Councillor Rob Jones, has stated that he has taken the decision to withhold paying £40,000 into the Education through Regional Working regional education consortia because he doesn't believe that his council is gaining value for money from the regional service. Now, I'm not going to enter...
David Lloyd: Thank you for that response, Minister. But I have to say, it was a matter of disappointment for me to understand last week that you had rejected £1 million for the national library, which would attract, of course, additional money from the Heritage Lottery Fund of about £5 million, with the support of the Welsh Government, to allow the development of a national broadcasting archive for...
