Angela Burns: For.
Angela Burns: Minister, I'd like to welcome the statement, and I am pleased to see the test, trace and protect initiative being launched today. However, I do have concerns. As you know, I would have put a dedicated team with a very visible lead in place, and I'd be really grateful if you could tell me whether or not you do have an entire department or group that is literally focused on this, because it's...
Angela Burns: Thank you for that. So, just for clarity's sake, I want to confirm that it's 10,000 tests by the end of May, because your document says, 'We will continue to increase this capacity over the coming weeks and months, potentially to as many as 10,000 tests a day', and I think we just need that clarity, given the shambles we've seen over the last few weeks. I'd like to just turn quickly to...
Angela Burns: Good afternoon, Minister. I have to say that I do agree with an awful lot of the commentary made by Mandy Jones. In my own constituency I've had farmers who've had to go out and bring their cows in, milk their cows and then pour that milk away, and the feeling is entirely different to having a shop, where you might have to just close the doors, but the baked beans and so on still stay on the...
Angela Burns: I would like to put on record that I believe that the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee has articulated in a very clear and passionate way the necessary regard we must pay to our fundamental liberties and rights despite the difficult time we're currently in, and, therefore, he very clearly enunciated my concerns about these ongoing regulations and the way that...
Angela Burns: Minister, I listened to that answer to Helen Mary and I have to say it always seems to be someone else's communication problem, doesn’t it? Let's go back to the £500 for the carers. I heard the First Minister's response to Mike Hedges, which I thought was disingenuous, and I heard your response to Delyth Jewell. So, are you telling me that either the Welsh Government did not know that,...
Angela Burns: Minister, please forgive me if my question cuts across what has already been asked, but my video today has been very glitchy. I wondered if you—. First of all, I'd like to thank you for your statement, and I wondered if you could give me an outline of what will be taught in years 10 and 12. I understand that the WJEC and Qualifications Wales have said that parts of the curriculum might be...
Angela Burns: I wanted to know if—
Angela Burns: —teachers will—. And the regional consortia and when they had to look at it, yes.
Angela Burns: The past months have been a testament to the sheer grit and tenacity of the people of Wales and, in particular, to the many who've been prepared to put themselves in harm's way for the greater good, and I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of them. This is the first truly global pandemic for over a century, since Spanish flu hit the world as the first world war was...
Angela Burns: Thank you very much indeed, Llywydd. I just want to say there's so much for this inquiry to have a look at. It's vital that we learn the lessons going forward. This will not be the last pandemic we have to face in Wales. We need that legacy to protect Wales, our children and their children.
Angela Burns: Good afternoon, Llywydd. Good afternoon, Minister. I couldn't possibly talk about anything else apart from tourism, given the area that I represent. As we all know, the hospitality industry was probably the first one hit; it's been hit the hardest and will need to be hit the longest. My cry of—my plea to you is to adopt a one-size-does-not-fit-all strategy. I've already heard some very...
Angela Burns: The sun was beating down on a group of us who had gone to visit Israel and Palestine, and we were standing on the roof of the Austrian Hospice in Jerusalem, and I was chatting to Oscar and he waved his arms around, as he often did, and he said, 'Look, Angie—there is Temple Mount and Al-Aqsa Mosque, and over there the Holy Sepulchre, and there's the Western Wall and the Mount of Olives. We...
Angela Burns: Good morning, First Minister. You mentioned the aerosol-generating procedures. My understanding is that, going forward, Welsh Government are promoting a one-hour gap between those procedures to allow air exchange in surgeries, but the science behind this is negligible. Europe looked at 15 minutes between aerosol-generating procedures, but they've since dropped that because the science is so...
Angela Burns: Good afternoon, Minister. The dairy support fund is very welcome for farmers in Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, but they have asked me a number of questions on it. One of which was: why did you decide to calculate it on the price of the milk unit rather than 25 per cent of the overall loss of income? Because some of them pointed out that, although the price that they may get per...
Angela Burns: Good afternoon, Minister. You will be aware that many developments that are granted planning permission are required to start within a certain time frame due to either specific conditions of the permission or through general conditions. They normally have a number of years in which they have to start. And you'll be aware that if work doesn't start, the permission will lapse. Applying for a...
Angela Burns: Over these past few months, efforts have been rightly focused on the health impacts of the pandemic, but we are now in a position where it is also right that detailed focus, clear leadership and fiscal support is given to stimulate the Welsh economy. As we look to relax some of the more restrictive aspects of lockdown, it is vital that the Welsh Government not only provides effective support...
Angela Burns: Good morning, Llywydd. Good morning, First Minister. Picking up on Caroline's point, of course, none of us were prepared for this pandemic, and I think that we, as a world, have learned some very significant lessons about what happens when you impinge on nature and how we can all respond. And, of course, the point that Caroline has raised about the testing capacity is vitally important, and I...
Angela Burns: Thank you for your answer to Hefin David, Minister. I particularly want to make a plea actually for young female sports. I fear that there are going to be greater challenges for women's sports and female sports to come back after COVID-19. The Health and Social Care Committee did a very good report on physical sport and they identified very clearly the challenges, but particularly for girls...
Angela Burns: Good afternoon, First Minister. I listened to your response to John Griffiths very carefully, because I agree that there's a lot of harm to be done if this virus gets out of control. There's also a significant harm that will happen to people who may be asked to shield again, to people who have such disabilities, to people who've got perhaps learning disabilities, do not understand clearly...
