David Rees: Thank you for that answer, Deputy Minister. Unlike the UK Government, which has failed to do anything on behalf of steel, and, I understand, even cancelled the latest steel council meeting, which was crucial because there's not one been held for 18 months, and they still haven't got one going—. They've also failed to actually produce an industrial strategy for the steel sector, and they've...
David Rees: Deputy Minister, as the winter comes, the hours of darkness get longer and, therefore, we need to be looking at driving in the hours of darkness, and we would, obviously, rely upon street lighting, where it is available, to be operationally effective, particularly along the trunk roads. Now, in Port Talbot the streetlighting and the overhead section has been taken away for several months. The...
David Rees: Minister, the constituents of Angela Burns clearly highlighted the concerns over a possible delay, but what are your considerations for those same constituents if this deal goes through and we have 11 months to negotiate a free trade agreement, which is unlikely? Everybody other than Michael Gove seems to think that's impossible, and he's adamant that they will not seek an extension to any...
David Rees: Unfortunately, deep concerns still exist today about health inequalities and the disproportionate numbers of potentially avoidable deaths of people with a learning disability. I'm sure that many of us can reflect upon a constituent's case that highlights these concerns. It's something that worries me deeply, in that, here we are, in 2019, still having to address such inequality being...
David Rees: Trefnydd, last year, and earlier this year, we actually had reports from the NHS delivery unit and from Healthcare Inspectorate Wales relating to adult mental health services in the community. Both highlighted the care and treatment plan aspect of that delivery plan that the Welsh Government operates, and the need to actually strengthen it. I have met with Mind, and Mind have also done some...
David Rees: 4. How is the Welsh Government supporting young people living in care to find appropriate housing that meets their needs to live independently? OAQ54673
David Rees: Well, thank you for that answer, Minister, and there's no doubt that there are many good organisations out in the community that work with these young people to allow them to transition from the care setting into an independent living setting. Now, very often, we find that they move into one room or kitchenette in a house, where they have shared bathrooms, shared toilet facilities and maybe...
David Rees: 7. What actions is the Welsh Government taking to ensure that sufficient numbers of hospital beds are available for the winter months? OAQ54731
David Rees: Can I thank the Minister for that answer? Now, I fully understand the pressures of the winter upon our services and that, clearly, has implications upon bed occupancy within hospitals, and, consequently, elective surgeries, which are subsequently cancelled as this result of bed shortages. We're seeing that, I've experienced that, and many of my constituents have. I fully appreciate the...
David Rees: Can I join you in sharing the views that we need a Government that will actually respond to these women, who have actually received an injustice? And I'll declare an interest now, in that my wife is one of those women. I'm sure there are many others, and we all appreciate that. The loss of that income is a huge disadvantage. You quite rightly pointed out that many of those women have suffered...
David Rees: Minister, I want to come back to an issue that we've raised on many occasions in this Chamber, and that's the Banksy. We're fast approaching a year since Banksy actually produced his latest, Season's Greetings, artwork in Port Talbot. Thanks to the Welsh Government, we protected that over the Christmas period, and the Welsh Government also funded the move of that from its location to a far...
David Rees: Can I thank the Minister for his statement yesterday, and, again, for this statement today and the opportunity to ask questions and to clarify a few points in relation to the news from Tata of its possible 3,000 job losses and other aspects that the four points had highlighted? It is important that we recognise that the 3,000 job losses are across Europe, but if we consider a third of those...
David Rees: And, finally, I join you, Minister—. I appreciate, Deputy Llywydd, but to my constituents this is crucial. It's vital to the future of my town, and therefore it is important we get these aspects clear. I join with you in the question of the UK Government. We've been deeply worried for many, many years about their commitment to the steel industry. This is a foundational industry, not just...
David Rees: 7. What progress is being made on the production of a concordat between the Welsh Government and the UK Government regarding future trade negotiations? OAQ54722
David Rees: That's a very disappointing situation, Minister, because, clearly, we fully understand that the UK Government seems to think that trade negotiations are a reserved matter, and no involvement of devolved nations will be taking place in those negotiations. It's not necessarily the negotiations, but it's actually setting the agenda for those negotiations that will be crucial. I think it's...
David Rees: Minister, thank you for that answer and can I support Dai Lloyd's question? Because I've got a case of a constituent who actually last night phoned for an ambulance because their daughter required medical help. It took an hour and a half for a first responder, and that person then put a morphine injection drip in, eight hours for an ambulance, and when they got to Morriston Hospital they were...
David Rees: Can I join others in congratulating our young people and their staff and their work? I'm sure everybody across this Chamber will actually join in with that congratulations. Minister, you've answered an awful lot of the questions on points that I wanted to raise, because you clearly are passionate about this and you can see that passion coming through. I do agree with you, the early years is...
David Rees: 1. Will the Minister provide an update following the announcement by Tata Steel of 1,000 job losses in the UK? 372
David Rees: I thank the Minister for that answer. Only three weeks ago we heard the news from Tata that they were announcing 3,000 job losses across Europe, and I very much appreciated your written statement on 18 November and your oral statement on 19 November. We're three weeks on and we now get another statement that is as vague, in one sense, as the first statement. In the oral statement on 19...
David Rees: Will you take an intervention?
