David Melding: And John Griffiths to reply to the debate.
David Melding: Thank you. The proposal is to note the committee's report. Does any Member object? I see no Member objecting, and therefore the motion is agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
David Melding: We will now suspend proceedings to allow for change-overs in the Chamber.
David Melding: First Minister, I think what you say about the need for the private sector to accept responsibility is important, but there's been real public failure here. Public regulation has not been fit for purpose; it was not fit for purpose in Governments you've said served here in Wales when it was being developed, and it's also been a failure in England, under Labour and Conservative Governments—I...
David Melding: Order. Order. The Senedd is back in session.
David Melding: We move to item 3, which is a statement by the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government on recycling and the green recovery. I call Hannah Blythyn.
David Melding: And finally, Jenny Rathbone.
David Melding: Thank you, Minister.
David Melding: Order. I'm afraid we've got a technological gremlin, and I think we've lost Zoom. So, I will just suspend proceedings momentarily whilst the technicians try to re-establish contact, and then we will come back to you, Laura.
David Melding: Order. Welcome back. I'm pleased to say that we've resolved the technical issues, and I call Laura Anne Jones.
David Melding: Order. I'm going to suspend proceedings until we unfreeze the Deputy Minister. It's been more than a moment now, I fear.
David Melding: Order. I regret to inform Members that we've not been able to re-establish a connection to the Deputy Minister's broadband. We were near the end of that item and I'm afraid I'm going to have to apologise to Joyce Watson, who I was going to call as the final speaker to put a question, but my apologies, Joyce, I'm afraid the technology has defeated us. We've done well with the technology...
David Melding: So, we will now move, then, to item 5, which is a statement by the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport on tackling pavement parking. Lee Waters.
David Melding: Thank you, Vikki. That's two questions. You're at two minutes, now—a minute over. Minister.
David Melding: No, there's no 'finally', Janet Finch-Saunders.
David Melding: Minister.
David Melding: And David Rees.
David Melding: Thank you, Minister. We will now take a short break to permit a change-over in the Chamber.
David Melding: I speak as the Member who represented the Conservative group on the Stage 1 proceedings, and subbed on to the equality and local government committee for that purpose, but I'm no longer the housing spokesperson, and my colleague Mark Isherwood will speak officially for the group later. Can I say that I'm very pleased to agree the general principles of this Bill? I think, with other measures...
David Melding: Minister, one of the consequences of COVID is that we've seen a lot of our urban spaces being reshaped at a greater pace than any time in the last 25 years: one-way systems for pedestrians, no-traffic zones, suppressed traffic anyway. We've also seen greater calls for certain areas to have much more regulation of traffic, and other cities around the world, such as Paris, are beginning to...