Mandy Jones: Minister, one of the reasons I got into politics was the perception that north Wales just doesn't get its fair share of attention, funding or consideration as compared to the south. We've had a Minister for north Wales for over a year, he is yet to make a statement in that role, and I am frankly none the wiser as to whether that perception is correct. Minister, can you confirm that north...
Mandy Jones: First Minister, many non-EU countries, as you well know, participate fully in Erasmus+, including Turkey. No-one is arguing that UK students wouldn't actually enjoy the same educational and cultural opportunities that Turkish students would. The Government doesn't need to bind itself by statute to negotiate this at all. Does the First Minister agree that this is an area that both Government...
Mandy Jones: Minister, there are many points in this statement that I welcome. I believe in a global United Kingdom trading and working freely with the whole world. I think that this can provide the foundations for a bright and prosperous future for Wales. The UK is leaving the European Union at the end of the month. The democratic will of the people of the UK and Wales is finally being respected and this...
Mandy Jones: What is the Welsh Government doing to encourage the use of electric vehicles?
Mandy Jones: Minister, the health board remains in special measures, so the state of affairs has developed on your watch. Every year you prepare for winter pressures, and the latest BBC headlines this morning were that, for the whole of Wales, there were 79,150 wasted hours for ambulance crews waiting outside A&E. That's the equivalent of nine years, and that was last year, for crews waiting outside A&E....
Mandy Jones: Diolch, Llywydd. I formally move the amendments in Caroline Jones's name. I thank Plaid Cymru for tabling this debate today. It raises important issues that go to the core of what sort of country we are and what we want to be. I was horrified to read the reports of the case in Cyprus that hit the headlines last week, and horrified again today to see the reports of an effective cover-up of yet...
Mandy Jones: Minister, I see that a worldwide study has revealed that sepsis is now a bigger killer than cancer, and instances of it are increasing in England and Wales. What assessment has the Welsh Government made of this, and how is your Government going to ensure that the Welsh NHS is prepared for this over the coming year?
Mandy Jones: Ten days and seven hours to go until next Friday. Yes. Right. There's no dressing up the fact that Labour got a drubbing in the general election and Plaid Cymru once again stood still. I did think that some sort of lesson may have been learned from these results, but clearly not. I watched with some surprise when the newly elected Welsh Labour and Plaid MPs started as they totally meant to go...
Mandy Jones: Minister, I think you've mainly answered my question just now in your answer to Jenny Rathbone. What plans does your Government have to work with the Westminster Government regarding the handling of the settled status of EU citizens, and what extra roles do you envisage for the Welsh Government, apart from what you're doing now?
Mandy Jones: Diolch, Llywydd. I'm sorry, Alun, but it's people like you who actually stir division where there is none. As a member of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank the committee support staff for their help and assistance throughout this report. It's also important to recognise the contribution of the EU citizens and those from other...
Mandy Jones: Will you take an intervention?
Mandy Jones: Don't you think that the hysteria really comes from, say, Labour and Plaid benches? You whip up all this division. You honestly do.
Mandy Jones: Did I?
Mandy Jones: Thank you. I did try to raise this with your office earlier, so thank you for taking this for me.
Mandy Jones: Okay, but thank you for taking this, Llywydd. Could you please make a ruling on Standing Orders 13.94 and 13.95 on whether Alun Davies's behaviour last week in the Chamber was discourteous and distracted from the dignity of this place? Alun shouted across the Chamber, 'You are a racist'. Now, on the Record of Proceedings, this comment actually follows my name being called by you, and I wasn't...
Mandy Jones: Thank you.
Mandy Jones: This debate today is very important. As Members, we will know that the UK Government has today released the Fisheries Bill, stating that it ensures sustainable and climate-smart fishing post-Brexit. I welcome the UK Bill making it clear that EU vessels will no longer have automatic access to UK fishing waters as the opportunities that will be available for Welsh fishermen and women will be...
Mandy Jones: Will the Minister outline the Welsh Government's plans for local government in Wales?
Mandy Jones: What assessment has the Minister made of the future of nuclear energy production in Wales?
Mandy Jones: Minister, the Welsh Local Government Association guidance document on the European Union and public procurement is an interesting read. It states that the EU sets out the laws under which public procurement contracts must be awarded. The laws are designed to open up the EU's market to competition, to promote free movement of goods and services and to prevent binational policies. Does the...
