Nathan Gill: Leanne Wood.
Nathan Gill: First Minister, the economic impact of Wylfa Newydd will see about 6,800 workers at the height of construction. Now, many of these people will travel along the north Wales corridor. What is your Government going to do with regard to the bottleneck that we already have with the Britannia bridge?
Nathan Gill: Will the First Minister outline the Welsh Government's plans for the referendum that was promised on tax-raising powers?
Nathan Gill: Thank you, First Minister. I think some of the issues in the Wales Bill, which we’re all discussing and we seem to think are very important, to the majority of the people of Wales are not really issues that they’re concerned about. The one big issue that almost everybody is going to be concerned about, and I myself have a fear about, is the tax-raising powers and the possibility of those...
Nathan Gill: First Minister, I received a letter from one of my constituents who is a health worker who’s been working in the NHS for 19 years. He expresses his concerns about the Betsi Cadwaladr health board. He says the service is floundering for lack of strategic direction and he goes on to say the effect of this means that individuals are now burnt out and stepping aside or looking for early...
Nathan Gill: They’re not my comments; they’re a constituent’s comments.
Nathan Gill: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. Cabinet Secretary, the aims of the Welsh Government are admirable, but perhaps unrealistic: 70 per cent recycling by 2025 and 100 per cent by 2050. In order to get to the 100 per cent mark, you really must bring the householders of Wales with you. You are working in response to the EU framework directive, which only requires a 65 per cent...
Nathan Gill: You’ve been extremely lenient, and thank you ever so much.
Nathan Gill: Will the First Minister make a statement on wind power in North Wales?
Nathan Gill: Basically, the case of Dylan Seabridge is absolutely heartbreaking. Those of us who have children feel that way about this, especially the fact that the people who were charged with protecting him are the ones who failed him. I know many live-in families who have home schooled their children with great success and those children have turned out well and well-rounded and have actually gone on...
Nathan Gill: What trade missions are planned now that Wales can lay the foundations for trading with the whole world?
Nathan Gill: First Minister, I met last Thursday with Gary Doherty, the chief executive of the Betsi Cadwaladr health board, and he confirmed to me that the biggest challenge that he has in north Wales is the recruitment and retention of doctors, GPs, and also nurses. One of the things that we discussed was the possibility of training Welsh-speaking medical staff in Ysbyty Gwynedd and also attached to...
Nathan Gill: I’ll keep it pretty brief, seeing as we’re short on time. First Minister, do you agree with your party’s leadership candidate and MP for Pontypridd, Owen Smith, that we should reject the democratic will of the people of Wales and the United Kingdom and rejoin the EU, adopt the euro and have open borders through the Schengen zone?
Nathan Gill: 1. Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government’s policy to prevent littering in Wales? OAQ(5)0025(ERA)
Nathan Gill: Thank you very much. Next month, my local authority on Anglesey is moving to three-weekly rubbish collections, having decided against four-weekly collections for now. In August, all but three local authorities met their targets for recycling, which is very good—I mean, that’s a good achievement—including all of the north Wales authorities. In Anglesey’s case, we also met that target....
Nathan Gill: What are the Welsh Government's plans for regeneration during the fifth Assembly?
Nathan Gill: First Minister, I have a solution for you with regard to the communication of the tax-raising powers that you are going to be getting. Now, the vast majority of people, if we are honest, have no idea that this is coming down the track towards them. There is a way for you to let people know what is actually happening and also for you to be able to have the communication—two-way—with the...
Nathan Gill: I pass on this.
Nathan Gill: Cabinet Secretary, will you finally recognise that there is no such thing as EU funding? It is, and always has been, UK taxpayers’ money. If the British taxpayer was to give the EU this £10 note, we would get back this £5 note. It is not, and never has been, EU money. Would you please recognise that? Also, you said in your statement that the UK Government recognises how important EU funds...
Nathan Gill: Thank you, Llywydd. Cabinet Secretary—for now—Nigel Owens OBE yesterday talked about the need to talk about mental health issues, and he also talked about how suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45. I would like to see counselling services in every school in Wales, which I think would go a long way towards preventative medicine, which is something that you’ve hit on...
