Gareth Bennett: Against.
Gareth Bennett: Against.
Gareth Bennett: What assessment has the First Minister made of how effective the co-ordinated UK-wide response to coronavirus has been?
Gareth Bennett: 3. What assessment has the First Minister made of the impact of COVID-19 on the economy in South Wales Central? OQ55436
Gareth Bennett: I thank the First Minister for his response. Getting a co-ordinated response from different Governments within the UK has been one of the problems of the crisis we are living through, and it is clear that the economy in Wales will suffer more because of the First Minister's insistence on doing things differently here. I feel the problem may be aggravated by the First Minister possessing an...
Gareth Bennett: Thank you, Chair, and thanks to Plaid for bringing today's debate. We often hear speakers say at this point, 'On this important subject', well, today's debate, if we look at all the amendments, really is on an important subject, which is: should we continue to have an Assembly or Senedd at all? And the simple answer to that is, 'Yes, we should continue to have it, if it has the democratic...
Gareth Bennett: What discussions has the First Minister had regarding Wales's constitutional status within the United Kingdom?
Gareth Bennett: Diolch, Llywydd. I am moving my amendments today for the Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party. These are amendments 6 and 7, just to clarify for the benefit of the, doubtless, many Members who may want to vote for them at the end of this debate. Now, I broadly support the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill in that it does represent another step towards carrying out what the Welsh people...
Gareth Bennett: I did have my hand up.
Gareth Bennett: Diolch, Llywydd. Thanks to the Conservatives for bringing today's debate, and I hereby move the motion on behalf of the Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party. I think that Angela Burns has given us an interesting account of the waste of taxpayers' money that has occurred over the past 21 years. It's even more interesting given that the Conservatives are in favour of devolution, yet the evidence of...
Gareth Bennett: What assessment has the Minister made of plans to build a new Velindre Cancer Centre on the Northern Meadows in Cardiff?
Gareth Bennett: Thanks to the committee for bringing today's debate, and also for the large and informative report that they produced. Now, Huw was just talking about the new ways of working and I think all of us are learning at the moment how to function under the so-called new normal. It is unfortunate that the massive crisis of COVID-19 occurred when it did, when the electoral reform committee had already...
Gareth Bennett: What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government regarding the devolution settlement?
Gareth Bennett: Diolch, Llywydd. I was interested in the Minister's reply just now—
Gareth Bennett: I apologise; it's been a while.
Gareth Bennett: 6. Will the Minister make a statement on the provision of education in South Wales Central? OQ55746
Gareth Bennett: Thank you, Minister. In schools in England, the UK Government's intention is to go ahead with most exams next summer. Now, I'm aware from what the Minister just said in response to David Rees that she's making a statement on 9 November, and I realise she will not want to pre-empt this. Notwithstanding that, exams are the fairest and most transparent way to assess the ability of schoolpupils,...
Gareth Bennett: Diolch, Gadeirydd, a diolch i Blaid Cymru, for bringing today's debate. The Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party will not be supporting the motion today. This motion by Plaid purports to be about giving young people in Wales a better future, but what its outcome would be if Plaid got their way could be precisely the opposite. I have seldom seen a motion whose outcome would so transparently and so...
Gareth Bennett: 5. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve public health in South Wales Central further to the COVID-19 pandemic? OQ55781
Gareth Bennett: Thanks, for that response, Minister. Can I make a plea at this stage of the crisis on health grounds for gyms? Gyms are vital to many people's physical health and mental well-being, so there is a strong case that gyms could be designated as being for essential use, and I would urge your Government to take that course of action. During some periods of the recent crisis, gyms have been allowed...