Russell George: Cabinet Secretary, can I ask you what assurances you can give that the budget allocation for CAMHS will be ring-fenced?
Russell George: Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the education improvement grant for schools?
Russell George: I think there is universal agreement that China's decision will pose a big challenge to us with regard to recycling here in Wales, with regard to plastics. By commissioning a recycling technologies plant, which would turn end-of-life plastics into light oil, wax or low sulphur heavy fuel oil, we could create an ideal resource here for a wide range of industry applications, and this could, of...
Russell George: Well, thank you, Llywydd—it is indeed. The leader of the house has probably guessed what I'd like to request my oral statement on, and that is indeed broadband, of course, now that we've seen the end of the Superfast Cymru fibre broadband project. You have given a commitment, I'm pleased to hear, to bring forward an oral statement, but you mentioned that it will be 16 weeks until you get...
Russell George: Diolch, Llywydd. Happy new year, Cabinet Secretary. Over the Christmas recess, part of my bedtime reading was your economic action plan—[Interruption.] I did plenty of other exciting things as well. But what struck me was not what was in it, but what was not in it. So, I would like to touch on a few of those items today. Now, earnings in Wales are the lowest in the whole of the UK. Gross...
Russell George: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your answer. Of course, my question was why there wasn't anything mentioned, and no targets mentioned, in the economic action plan. I've got here a copy of the PricewaterhouseCoopers report from last year—another item on my Christmas reading list. Now, this states that a huge number of jobs are at immediate risk due to automation. This, of course, makes...
Russell George: Well, I appreciate your answer, but, of course, targets help us as Members in this Chamber to scrutinise the Government's plans, and, without targets, it makes our job, of course, more challenging. Now, the final part of what I want to raise is regarding procurement. Procurement is, of course, a key part, a key tool that can be used by the Government to support growth across the Welsh economy...
Russell George: 4. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the Welsh Government's plans to grow the mid-Wales economy? OAQ51513
Russell George: Cabinet Secretary, I thank you for your response. We had a very welcome commitment from the UK Government in terms of the UK Government budget at the end of last year, in terms of supporting a mid Wales growth deal. In fact, I very much welcome your commitment as well to a mid Wales growth deal in responding positively to an Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee recommendation for a...
Russell George: Thank you, Presiding Officer. I move the motion in the name of Paul Davies. I'll also say that we will not be supporting the Government's 'delete all' amendment, but will be supporting amendment 2 from Plaid Cymru. I'm currently minded to abstain on Plaid Cymru's amendment 3, but look forward to hearing from the Plaid Cymru spokesperson and the Cabinet Secretary on that particular issue. I...
Russell George: Cabinet Secretary, can I ask you about any work you've done or you're going to be commissioning on the consequences of this company going into liquidation in terms of the wider economic conditions that this is going to bring to the Welsh economy, and especially small businesses? Adam Price has raised questions about the rail franchise, but can I press you a little bit more about the projects...
Russell George: First Minister, can I say I think the Superfast Cymru programme has been a public communications disaster? Certainly my constituents have been repeatedly promised fibre broadband only to be told that the upgrade has been delayed, on several occasions. And now they find that they've been left in the lurch because Openreach has run out of time. In a letter to me on 11 January, the leader of the...
Russell George: Will the First Minister make a statement on out-of-hours GP services in mid-Wales?
Russell George: Minister, last September, the Welsh Government announced that it had commissioned research into the ways in which the Welsh Government could introduce extended producer responsibility. Now, this could, of course, encourage producers to design their products in a different way. Can I ask when you expect to report on the outcome of this research?
Russell George: 5. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the timetable for the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales's report into allowances for elected members of community and town councils in Wales? OAQ51544
Russell George: Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary, who responded to a letter on this question just a few days ago? Your reply perhaps slightly misses the point, as this is in regard to the timing of the independent remuneration panel for Wales's report on allowances for elected members. Local councils, of course, have to set budgets by mid January. That means either the councils have to guess what might be...
Russell George: Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. There is, of course, understandable excitement about the decision—[Interruption.] Sorry, yes.
Russell George: 1. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the Welsh Government's £2.5 million investment in TVR? 103
Russell George: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, and sorry, Deputy Presiding Officer—I got too excited myself in my question there. There is, of course, the prestige of the TVR badge, but that's of course not the only thing that's of consideration. Two and a half million pounds is a significant investment, and the public, of course, want to see the evidence that taxpayers' money is properly being...
Russell George: What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of the Mid Wales Connection project?
