Dawn Bowden: Will you take an intervention?
Dawn Bowden: 7. Will the First Minister make a statement on the importance of the defence manufacturing sector to the economy of the south Wales valleys? OAQ54929
Dawn Bowden: Thank you for that and answer, First Minister. In the case of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, can I place on record the huge importance that I attach to the jobs, the economic benefits and the profile that comes from General Dynamics Land Systems in the constituency? Indeed, I know such jobs are of great value across all of our Valleys constituencies, so would you confirm that the Welsh...
Dawn Bowden: 7. Will the Minister provide an update on the review of school funding in Wales? OAQ54926
Dawn Bowden: Thank you for that answer, Minister. We're all aware that the quantum of school funding will remain an issue until we not only reverse the impact of 10 years of Tory cuts to the Welsh budget but can also increase our budgets in real terms and for a sustained period. But in spite of those pressures, I'm proud that the Welsh Government has provided £100 million to deliver improved school...
Dawn Bowden: 7. Will the Minister provide an update on the progress of the Choose Well campaign this winter? OAQ54927
Dawn Bowden: Thank you for that answer, Deputy Minister. During my pre-Christmas visit to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr, I was pleased to meet a range of staff, including the Red Cross staff working in the emergency department on the well-being and home safe service. And I think the health Minister's written statement this morning recognised that we should all be aware of the contribution that...
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and can I thank you, Minister, for your statement? Like others, I'd want to place again on record my sincere sympathy for those families affected by the failings of Cwm Taf maternity unit. Some of those families I continue to have contact with, and I see, from that contact and that continuing dialogue with them, first-hand the impact that that's had on...
Dawn Bowden: Will the First Minister provide an update on the delivery of the Welsh Government's apprenticeship programme?
Dawn Bowden: 5. Will the First Minister provide an update on Welsh Government action to promote financial inclusion in Wales? OAQ55014
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, First Minister, and can I welcome the range of actions that you set out there, which I know assist many of my constituents in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney? Many of us on this side of the Chamber also remember the actions of the last UK Labour Government in establishing child trust funds, and, of course, the additional support for this provided by the Welsh Labour Government. Trust...
Dawn Bowden: 5. Will the First Minister provide an update on the delivery of the integrated care fund? OAQ55058
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, First Minister. The investment in the integrated care fund and the progress it has delivered, I believe, is a key part of the whole-system approach that Wales needs to meet the demands on hospital and care services. I've seen examples in my own constituency of the fund supporting a more seamless transition between health and care and breaking down some of the barriers that can be a...
Dawn Bowden: Trefnydd, can I ask for a statement—request a statement—from the Welsh Government updating the Assembly on Operation Jasmine, specifically the progress made regarding the recommendations of the Flynn report in 2015? As you may be aware, Operation Jasmine was a major Gwent Police investigation, which started in November 2005 and has been estimated to have cost around £15 million. It...
Dawn Bowden: Can I welcome the fact that we have the opportunity to progress the Welsh budget for 2020-21 in spite of the difficulties and the circumstances around this year's process? Those difficulties have included, as we've already heard, the timeline for setting this year's budget, making it much more challenging than usual for backbench AMs in particular to provide effective scrutiny. Not of this...
Dawn Bowden: 2. Will the Minister provide an update on the delivery of post-16 education for learners in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney? OAQ55084
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, Minister. And I'm sure you'll want to join me in congratulating Merthyr College on being nominated for the TES further education college of the year award 2020. The nomination recognises outstanding achievements, continually improving learner outcomes, and their overall contribution to training for learners. And, as our First Minister said on his visit to the college last autumn,...
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I think it's important for me just to place on record my sympathy for the residents of my constituency, where we didn't see flooding on anything like the scale of Rhondda Cynon Taf, but we did see flooding in Troedyrhiw, Pentrebach, Aberfan, Quakers Yard, Pontsticill, Heolgerrig, Tir-Phil and Deri, and that was not insignificant for those individuals...
Dawn Bowden: Will the First Minister make a statement on the impact of recent flooding on Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney?
Dawn Bowden: 1. Will the Minister make a statement on the announcement by KASAI that it will close its Merthyr Tydfil plant in 2021? 397
