Andrew RT Davies: First Minister, obviously if we are to build back and build back greener, it's important that businesses can survive the various stages of either regional or local lockdowns, or indeed national lockdowns. What confidence can you give businesses that they will be there at the end of this coronavirus outbreak, and in particular that, once we do suppress it now—the second time of...
Andrew RT Davies: Minister, thank you for your statement this afternoon. I do regret that it's not on the floor of the Senedd here, but I fully respect that whether you're virtual or in the Senedd it is a part of the proceedings of this institution. But I am concerned greatly by some of the assertions—in fact, an assertion from you today to me on Twitter—that by your actions you are keeping Wales safe, and...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, Minister, for your statement. Can I first of all put on record the Conservatives' thanks to all the public officials and everyone connected to trying to suppress the virus in the outbreak areas? No-one wants to be under restriction, but obviously these restrictions place a particular obligation on certain public officials and also the public at large to adhere to them, and I put my...
Andrew RT Davies: Minister, in earlier questions you said that this has to be a UK-wide approach to get students home for Christmas, and I'd agree on that basis, given the cross-border flows that happen with students. The education Minister—the Secretary of State for Education I should say, sorry, in London, highlighted to the House of Commons yesterday that he could see that there'll be a formal suspension...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, Presiding Officer. Minister, in the news today we've seen the outbreak at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, and tragically eight people have been reported as losing their lives. We send our condolences to the families of the ones who have lost their lives. There are 83 cases of COVID at that hospital. Earlier in the year, we had an outbreak at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. Both hospitals...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you for that answer, Minister. As you highlighted, the reservoir in the local community is obviously one issue that does need to be understood, and the transmission into the hospital as well as in the hospital itself. Just this afternoon, we've had information from Public Health Wales that they've become aware of 2,000 test results that they were completely unaware of, and, obviously,...
Andrew RT Davies: Earlier in the response to my questions, you highlighted, and I highlighted to you, the disruption that's been caused by the outbreak at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital to services, and today in the news we're hearing that a million breast cancer screening appointments have been lost because of the COVID outbreak across the whole of the United Kingdom. What's really important is when GPs,...
Andrew RT Davies: I welcome the opportunity to contribute in this debate today. I appreciate I wasn't on the committee at the time of this review that was undertaken, or this inquiry that was undertaken, but I'd just like to pay tribute to my predecessor, Angela Burns, for the work that she did in her time on the committee, and also the Chair of the committee, the staff and the other Members who have produced...
Andrew RT Davies: First Minister, thank you for that answer to the question. You talked about data and the use of data, and, obviously, Caerphilly was the first county to go into a localised lockdown on a county-wide basis. I've been promoting, over the last couple of weeks, the use of as much localised data to have hyperlocal lockdowns as possible; the Welsh Government used some of that data to only lock...
Andrew RT Davies: Organiser, can I identify with the comments of Alun Davies, the Member for Blaenau Gwent, around choirs and the ability for choirs in restricted forms to obviously try and come back together in some shape or form, because they provide a huge amount of enjoyment for the communities they serve and they are emblematic of Wales as a country? But could I seek two statements from you as well,...
Andrew RT Davies: Sadly, this is now a weekly occurrence that we, obviously, have to deal with these regulations, although I do welcome that the regulations are coming in a more timely manner, albeit they are still lagging on, obviously, the introduction of them, and I very much welcome a real-time debate and discussion on many of these regulations, rather than us discussing them some two weeks after they've...
Andrew RT Davies: But there are concerns we Welsh Conservatives have with some of these regulations. If I go through them: regulation 12, about curfew restrictions and in particular the settings of social activities—we fully subscribe to the table-service only and wearing of masks within such a setting, but where we do have difficulties is we have not been able to see the evidence that says that the curfew...
Andrew RT Davies: 2. What assessment has the Minister made of supply chain issues affecting Roche Pharmaceuticals, and its implications on testing capacity in the Welsh NHS? TQ492
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, Minister, for that response, and I welcome the assurance that, obviously, COVID testing is unaffected by this news today. But importantly, obviously, this warehouse supplies other testing products to the NHS across the whole of the United Kingdom, in the field of cancer, cardiology, thyroid testing, and also electrolyte testing—in fact, it's a market leader in electrolytes. Other...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, acting Presiding Officer. As temporary Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee I formally move the motion. The committee considered the report from the acting commissioner for standards in relation to a complaint made against Vikki Howells MS regarding the improper use of the Senedd estate. I'd just like to clarify that it wasn't in Vikki's personal capacity; it was in her...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, acting Presiding Officer. I'm grateful to the two Members who contributed to the debate and to Vikki Howells's acknowledgment of and support for the report's findings. I hear the comments of Siân Gwenllian and I'm sure they will be fed into the review that the committee's undertaking into the code, and I'd welcome any other Member's contribution to that review that the committee...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, First Minister, for that answer. If I wanted a more detailed response in relation to your letter to the Prime Minister, I could now go to the media, because I see they're actively tweeting out that letter, and we as Assembly Members haven't seen the scientific evidence that you attach to it, which is highly regrettable and disrespectful, I'd suggest to you. Also, when it comes to...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, Minister, for your statement, and how appropriate it is that this statement's being taken this week, given that it is national Baby Loss Awareness Week, as was described and touched on in the business statement and, I believe, some questions that the First Minister took as well. I'm also pleased to see the progress that is being made by the review panel and I'm grateful for the...
Andrew RT Davies: Minister, thank you for your opening remarks. I appreciate there's been a Government reshuffle, but it does look as if you're requiring more help to keep to your timings on these statements. It was deeply unfortunate, to say the least, the start of these very important regulations being debated and discussed this afternoon. As Welsh Conservatives, we will be voting against the amendment...
Andrew RT Davies: 6. What support is the Welsh Government making available to apartment complexes that have been identified as having fire safety issues across South Wales Central? OQ55671
