David Rowlands: Well, I noted in the papers and in the background to this you mentioned a lorry turning up outside the gates with one single parcel in the back, and I actually, by coincidence, witnessed that myself and it did seem a very lonely parcel and a huge lorry, I can assure you. But, of course, that was probably at the end of the delivery schedule that the lorry had. But I can assure you that we are...
David Rowlands: Forgive me, Llyr. I missed the first part of that.
David Rowlands: Yes, I'm sure that, in questioning in the past, we've indicated that the Commission does take these matters very seriously. Obviously, with the provision of parking for bikes et cetera, that's one of the things that we've been looking at and, of course, again, we're looking at the fact of installing electric charging points; as soon as the spaces become available, we'll be exploiting that as...
David Rowlands: Whilst we acknowledge that there has been some progress during the Fifth Assembly, it is also true to say that the last 20 years of Labour control has not delivered on the economy in the way those who voted for them should have expected. And don't let us forget that, for 13 of those 20 years, there was a Labour Government in Westminster as well as a Labour Government here in Wales. The very...
David Rowlands: Obviously and inevitably, many of the questions that I was posing or about to pose have been asked, but the Minister will obviously be sensitive to the general concern amongst the public about the cost implications of this new commission, given the enormous amounts of money already expended in the long-ranging and long-running inquiry. I'm sure he would agree with me that they have a right to...
David Rowlands: I'm rather reluctant to follow on from the last person to speak because he said so many good and right things before I even stand on my feet. And I congratulate you on the way that you delivered that, Hefin. So, the 2016 European Union membership referendum, to give it its correct name, asked the people of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland if they wanted to leave or remain in the EU. I...
David Rowlands: —who voted Brexit. No, I’ve heard enough of your rhetoric.
David Rowlands: I have heard enough of your poisonous rhetoric today, thank you.
David Rowlands: No, no, no—
David Rowlands: I saw the post—
David Rowlands: You've posted, you've posted—
David Rowlands: The AM for Rhondda actually reposted something on a Facebook page and that is what I'm saying. That post said that Brexiteers—. That post likens Brexiteers to Nazis.
David Rowlands: She is of course not referring to the Brexit Party—[Interruption.]
David Rowlands: Thank you.
David Rowlands: This was not referring to the Brexit Party in this post, but to all the people who voted Brexit, which, of course, includes the 30-plus per cent who voted Brexit in her own Rhondda constituency.
David Rowlands: So now, hard-working, law-abiding citizens of this country who disagree with the remain stance on Europe are linked to a regime that murdered millions of people. So, moving on, it is difficult to understand—
David Rowlands: Yes, I will.
David Rowlands: Can I say that, when I opened an office in Merthyr, all the signs were torn down, I had threats of it being burned to the ground, I had the locks on my offices glued up and I was verbally and physically abused by a group of left-wingers outside my office? So if you say that you've had that abuse, I have had a great deal more coming from the fascist left of your party. It is difficult—
David Rowlands: I want to move on.
David Rowlands: I'm sure, First Minister, by your earlier comments, you would agree with me that trees play a significant role in our environment, not only for their aesthetic contribution to our countryside, but also for their carbon absorption qualities and the sustainable economic resource they represent. You mentioned earlier on as well the Welsh Government's commitment to replanting trees, but,...
