Nick Ramsay: 7. Does the Welsh Government have any plans to review dog breeding legislation? OAQ54250
Nick Ramsay: 3. What changes will the Welsh Government make to its housing and planning policies as a result of declaring a climate emergency? OAQ54251
Nick Ramsay: You'll forgive me for not missing an opportunity, Minister, to invite you to a farm in my constituency, given that you have been visiting farms across Wales, to hear some of their issues and their concerns. It's a very good initial question by Michelle Brown. There are concerns out there and the farmers unions have highlighted some of them. I appreciate that there are issues around the Brexit...
Nick Ramsay: You've pretty much answered my question then, if you're going to be making a—. Well, it doesn't give you much time, actually, to make a statement, does it? In 2015, the Assembly, obviously, passed the regulations on dog breeding, and there were similar measures in England. And as you said, there’s been a fair amount of work done in this area. I was contacted by a constituent recently who...
Nick Ramsay: Sorry, I thought he had a third question then, or fourth question.
Nick Ramsay: It's me.
Nick Ramsay: Thank you, Minister. My question ties in, in a small way, with one of Leanne Wood's earlier spokesperson's questions. I raised this with Lesley Griffiths, with her hat on as the environment Minister, last month. I had a query from a constituent who was looking to build an eco-house, effectively a carbon-neutral house in the countryside, but in an area where there had been a previous house,...
Nick Ramsay: Autism is a range of conditions, as we know, that doesn't get discussed or debated sufficiently—one of the reasons why there remains a lack of understanding about its impact, so it's always good to have an opportunity like this to discuss this condition. There's still a stigma attached to it and we've all got a responsibility to address that. The lack of understanding can, as we know,...
Nick Ramsay: Mark Reckless mentioned the Office for Budget Responsibility. I know in Scotland they've got a fiscal commission, which the Welsh Government decided would be a bit over the top—for want of a better word—in Wales. In terms of building up the Welsh Government's ability to better forecast the economic situation, which Westminster has been doing for a long time and Scotland are trying to do,...
Nick Ramsay: You've just said, prior to your attack on the Secretary of State for Wales, that you feel that the green tinge, as I think you put it, that the party on this side of the Chamber has acquired over the last 10 years is being washed away, and then you went on to broad-brush-stroke the group on this side of the Chamber with the party in Westminster. Surely, that's you not showing respect for...
Nick Ramsay: How is the Welsh Government working with local authorities to meet future housing demand?
Nick Ramsay: Well, First Minister, you should be on the stage. The way that you managed to put a negative spin on those statistics without breaking into even a wry smile, you're to be commended on that. I hear what you're saying that there has been a period of cutbacks in Westminster, which saw cutbacks in the Welsh Government budget as well for a period of time, but even you must accept that the recent...
Nick Ramsay: Trefnydd, I'd like to ask you for a couple of statements, if I may. First of all, could we have a statement from the Minister for Economy and Transport relating to public transport particularly in south-east Wales? I've received correspondence from constituents about difficulties in commuting from Monmouthshire to Newport and Cardiff—the city region area—and the frequency of those...
Nick Ramsay: Can I thank the Minister for her statement today and for the Welsh Government's proposed response to the 2019 spending round? I have to say, having listened to yourself, the Minister, and also the First Minister earlier, there's certainly an air of pessimism, I think, surrounding the speech writing and question writing in the Welsh Government today. Much of what you said I don't think we...
Nick Ramsay: You spoke about the uncertainty of Brexit. Of course, all debates have the Brexit angle at the moment, and, again, you are right to say that there are big uncertainties over Brexit and how we're going to exit the European Union and when, but that still leaves you with considerable ability yourself as a Welsh Government to manoeuvre and to plan and to make proposals for spending here that can...
Nick Ramsay: Will the Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government's spending plans in the wake of the UK Government's spending review?
Nick Ramsay: Diolch, Llywydd. Afternoon, Minister. Yesterday, you provided us with an update on the implications of the UK Government's spending round and your priorities for the Welsh Government budget. I hear what you've just said in answer to a previous question regarding the desire to have a three-yearly sustainable projection of spending in Wales, and that's something I think we would all like to see...
Nick Ramsay: Thank you, Minister. The education Minister has joined us in the Chamber. Obviously, a sixth sense operating, as I was going to focus a little on some of the announcements she made yesterday in terms of education spending. School funding in particular, in Wales, as I said yesterday, has not kept pace with inflation. Between 2010-11 and 2018-19 gross budget expenditure on schools has actually...
Nick Ramsay: I certainly support the Minister on the issue of the twenty-first century schools programme, and I've voiced my support for that in this Chamber. That is a very good scheme. You mentioned that the gap is closing, but of course that gap is still significant, and it is still a significant gap with spending across the border in England, so we do hope the Government will come forward with...
Nick Ramsay: Minister, Llyr Gruffydd made a very valid point about the importance of being able to access those Welsh-medium services when they are provided. And whilst we all welcome the 1 million Welsh-speaker target and recognise the importance of Welsh-medium education in delivering that, I think the pressures that Llyr has alluded to are probably even more pressing in anglicised areas of Wales, such...
