Rhianon Passmore: Diolch. First Minister, on 15 January, the Cardiff capital region cabinet unanimously agreed to support, in principle, the £180 million redevelopment of Wales's capital city's main transport hub, with £40 million of city deal funding. The money from the city deal investment fund will aim to assist with securing match funding from the UK Government and Welsh Government, as well as the...
Rhianon Passmore: 6. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on how the Welsh Government invests in transport in Islwyn? OAQ51703
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Thank you for that reply. An independent report released just last week that evaluated the Valleys rail strengthening project noted—and it was a groundbreaking project—that it improved air quality, it delivered a 19 per cent increase in capacity on the Valleys rail network, and also generated evidenced access to the jobs market. Indeed, the Ebbw Vale to...
Rhianon Passmore: 8. Will the First Minister provide an update on Welsh Government plans to enhance educational facilities in Islwyn? OAQ51782
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you. The Welsh Government also has announced an extra £73 million allocated to the twenty-first century schools education programme. This brings the total amount invested to £3.8 billion. First Minister, as you witnessed yourself when you formally opened Islwyn High School, the infrastructure of Welsh schools is being reimagined and rebuilt to serve future generations. How then can...
Rhianon Passmore: 8. Will the First Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government's assessment of the impact of leaving the European Union on Islwyn? OAQ51805
Rhianon Passmore: Diolch. Leader of the house, David Lidington, UK Tory Government Minister for the Cabinet Office, speaking at Airbus in north Wales, offered to rewrite the alleged flagship Brexit Bill to address the concerns of the devolved administrations in Wales and Scotland. The First Minister of Wales in reply has stated that, as currently drafted, the EU withdrawal Bill allows the UK Government to...
Rhianon Passmore: 2. A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am yr adnoddau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'u dyrannu i awdurdodau lleol i wella arwynebau ffyrdd? OAQ51802
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Earlier this month, you announced that the Welsh Government was providing councils in Wales with £30 million to improve the state of roads in their areas, and this measure was indeed widely welcomed from all corners of the political spectrum. Councillor Anthony Hunt, Welsh Local Government Association spokesman for finance and resources stated, 'We will look...
Rhianon Passmore: 8. Will the Leader of the House provide an update on the number of premises that have benefited from the Superfast Cymru project in Islwyn? OAQ51803
Rhianon Passmore: Diolch. Since the project began in 2013, the availability of superfast broadband across Wales has more than doubled. Leader of the house, is the Welsh Government able to identify the percentage of Islwyn premises that are now covered by superfast broadband, and what further actions does the Government intend to take to ensure that all premises in my constituency are covered?
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you. Do you now, then, acknowledge that, without a form of customs union—or the customs union—there will be a tariff tax on goods that are exported from Wales?
Rhianon Passmore: First Minister, the proposals announced by the Welsh Government in January to lower the voting age to 16 in local council elections achieved wide cross-party support, and, as the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services has stated, 'Local democracy is all about participation.' First Minister, it is our duty to ensure the political rights that we bestow on all our children...
Rhianon Passmore: 5. How will the Cabinet Secretary ensure that money raised by the two new devolved taxes will contribute towards future investment in Welsh public services? OAQ52000
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you. And what are the early observations on the Wales Revenue Authority and their management and collation?
Rhianon Passmore: Will you take an intervention?
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you for that. Can I ask, then, in that regard, what interventions you have made, as Welsh Conservatives—and representations—to them around this matter?
Rhianon Passmore: Minister, I welcome your statement today, and thank you very much for your personal interest and for the commitment that you have shown personally to ensure that Wales's air quality improves. As you are aware, in my constituency of Islwyn, there are concerns about the impact of air quality on health outcomes also, and I've impressed on you, Minister, the impact that that is having and the...
Rhianon Passmore: Cabinet Secretary, you recently wrote to schools in Islwyn to inform them of the Welsh Government's—
Rhianon Passmore: That's the question that I have in front of me.
