Dawn Bowden: Will the First Minister provide an update on the R-value in south-east Wales?
Dawn Bowden: Will the Deputy Minister provide an update on the delivery of community safety priorities in Wales?
Dawn Bowden: Will the Minister provide an update on the delivery of Phase 2 of the Homelessness Plan?
Dawn Bowden: Thank you for the answers to Delyth Jewell's question, First Minister, and thank you, also, for your acknowledgement of the work that's been going on there with the company, with the council and with other partners for some considerable weeks before this. Can I thank the incident management team in Merthyr Tydfil and the Welsh Government for the updates on the incident? That's been invaluable...
Dawn Bowden: 9. What assessment has the Minister made of the implications for the economy in the south Wales valleys of the UK Chancellor's summer economic update? OQ55458
Dawn Bowden: Thank you for that answer, Minister. I think, sadly, history will not look favourably upon the UK Chancellor's recent announcement. I think what our young people were looking for was much-needed investment in their future, and what they ended up with was a half-price pizza. So, would you therefore agree that in places like Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, it's our Welsh Government plans for...
Dawn Bowden: 6. Will the Counsel General provide an update on the work of the Joint Ministerial Committee on European negotiations? OQ55459
Dawn Bowden: Thank you for that answer, Counsel General. I think, to a large extent, you dealt with some of this in your answer to Mandy Jones at the beginning, but the approach of the UK Government is certainly worrying and must be a major concern to many economic sectors in Wales. Indeed, in your scrutiny before the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee just yesterday, it reinforced the...
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, acting Presiding Officer. For my contribution, I want to highlight some important aspects of the committee's scrutiny on the impact of COVID-19 as it relates specifically to vulnerable children and young people. I know that this Senedd shares a general concern for the future prospects of our children and young people but, as the report highlights, the committee heard specific...
Dawn Bowden: Like others, can I welcome the statement from the Minister and the update that you've given us today? And thank you also for the actions that the Welsh Government and local partners have taken in recent months to look after the homeless and some of the most vulnerable in our society in the face of this pandemic. It was absolutely the right policy at the right time. However, what you'll also...
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. [Inaudible.]
Dawn Bowden: Okay. Got me?
Dawn Bowden: Okay, sorry about that. Three quick points from me. We've got additional restrictions now on visiting people's homes, but for some people their homes, of course, are also their workplaces. So, I'm thinking of people like music instructors and so on—people come to their homes for tutoring. And other people's homes are also some people's workplaces—I'm thinking of people like mobile...
Dawn Bowden: What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact of COVID-19 on community sport and physical activity in Wales?
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, acting Presiding Officer. Can I thank you, Minister, for your statement and for the additional information you've given us today because I'm sure that the further grants and support that you've announced will assist a number of businesses in my constituency, many of which— particularly in the hospitality sector—have contacted me expressing serious concern about how they can...
Dawn Bowden: Can I thank you, Deputy Minister, for the town centre funds that the Welsh Government has allocated in recent weeks? But one issue that I've been seeking further clarification on is the use of these funds in smaller centres outside of the main town centre of Merthyr Tydfil, in my constituency. For example, local centres like Rhymney, Merthyr Vale, Quaker's Yard, Cefn Coed and...
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, acting Deputy Presiding Officer, and can I also thank Jack Sargeant for tabling this really important motion, which I'm very happy to support? I'd like to start by setting some context for my contribution, hopefully without repeating what others have said, and then to explain why I believe this is an idea whose time is coming, and why it would benefit communities like those I...
Dawn Bowden: Thank you, acting Presiding Officer. I'd like to start by thanking the Business Committee for scheduling this debate today, because within the context of the COVID pandemic, of course, it's been right that the majority of the Senedd business is focused on how we can support our people, our communities and our economy in these unprecedented times. Nevertheless, the constitutional issues...
Dawn Bowden: Can I thank everybody who's contributed to the debate this afternoon for the largely supportive comments that have been made? Siân, Huw, Dai, the Llywydd and the Minister have all identified some of the key aspects of the report around equality and diversity, political consensus, new ways of working, scrutiny, better legislation, and the need for a stronger Parliament. That is all what this...
Dawn Bowden: 1. What discussions has the Welsh Government had with Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service about tackling the spread of COVID-19 on the courts' estate in Wales? OQ55713
