Jack Sargeant: First Minister, it is good to be back, and since we were talking about the Cymru Premier league, I will take this opportunity now, as the proudest club ambassador in Wales, to put on the record my congratulations to the Nomads for keeping the title in Wales. First Minister, I would be grateful if you could update the Chamber on the test-and-trace pilots being carried out in the five parts of...
Jack Sargeant: Thank you for that answer, Minister. I'm sure we have all spoken to people who are experiencing anxiety for the very first time, unsure about what is happening to them, and certainly unsure about what support is available to them. Many residents in Alyn and Deeside, and across Wales, have barely been out since this time last year. They are not only anxious about coronavirus, but they are...
Jack Sargeant: Minister, a medical school for north Wales is something that I have long called for and is something that is particularly important for the north Wales region. Do you agree with me that it's a Mark Drakeford-led Government that is committed to delivering this and that the only way that this is affordable and deliverable is with him as First Minister?
Jack Sargeant: 2. What plans does the Welsh Government have to assist people suffering with anxiety post lockdown? OQ56488
Jack Sargeant: Thank you for that answer, First Minister. You will know that the Tories came to Alyn and Deeside and they promised 62 new police officers, specifically in Deeside. They have delivered none, specifically in Deeside. Welsh Labour have funded police community support officers across Alyn and Deeside and the Welsh Tories have now committed to cutting them as well. First Minister, my community...
Jack Sargeant: 3. Will the First Minister make a statement on community safety in Alyn and Deeside? OQ56487
Jack Sargeant: First Minister, as a dog lover, I know that your dog is often your best friend and, as has been said already this afternoon, is very much a family member. Now, it's deeply disturbing to know that criminals are targeting dogs and other pets to steal. These people are an absolute disgrace, an absolute disgrace. First Minister, what conversations have Welsh Government Ministers had with the...
Jack Sargeant: Minister, thank you for that answer. Can I thank you and your Deputy Minister for meeting with myself and Penyffordd Community Council at the beginning of the year? I think what is clear is that the council and the community—the residents within the community of Penyffordd—and with justification, I might say, feel let down by the Planning Inspectorate for Wales. Despite significant...
Jack Sargeant: 5. How is the Welsh Government making the planning process in north-east Wales more responsive to residents? OQ56389
Jack Sargeant: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd, and I'll join the praises from Members of the opposition to your approach to the economy, Minister, and to your commitment towards north Wales in particular, and I commend you for that. Now, we do need to build back stronger and greener, and be ambitious in our plans for recovery to create jobs in Deeside. This year, Shotton Steel turns 125, and I want it to be...
Jack Sargeant: First Minister, following the last election in 2016, you met with my dad—you as finance Minister and him as housing Minister—to work out how you would meet the ambitious Welsh Labour target of 20,000 affordable homes. Now, together, you put in place a delivery mechanism and the finances to ensure this happened. Your leadership and dad's leadership delivered this programme; he dug the...
Jack Sargeant: 5. How is the Welsh Government progressing with meeting its affordable homes target? OQ56346
Jack Sargeant: Thank you for that answer, Minister. Now, we know that serious traumatic incidents can have a serious impact on long-term mental health, and I have raised with you before my concerns that we are not reaching people who perhaps do not seek help through the normal prescribed routes, and I should say that is through no fault of their own. So, with that in mind, how do we proactively support...
Jack Sargeant: Thank you for that answer, Minister, and the important information within it. I'm sure you'll agree with me that Members of the Senedd have a responsibility to act as leaders in their community, and since the start of the vaccination programme I have sought, through my 'let's vaccinate Flintshire' campaign, to work with the health board and to work with the Welsh Government to assist and...
Jack Sargeant: 4. Will the Minister make a statement on how the vaccination programme is progressing in Alyn and Deeside? OQ56298
Jack Sargeant: 1. Will the Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's priorities for mental health support? OQ56299
Jack Sargeant: Diolch yn fawr, Deputy Llywydd. National Apprenticeship Week is an opportunity to recognise just how important apprenticeships, apprentices and apprenticeship providers are to our economy. Previously to entering the Senedd, I was an engineering apprentice myself before gaining my degree with the support of the company and becoming a research and development engineer. Deputy Llywydd, if we're...
Jack Sargeant: Thank you for that answer, First Minister. The vaccine roll-out in Wales continues to gain pace. Wales now has vaccinated more of its population than any other nation in the United Kingdom. Public sector workers once again showing that they can deliver and they do deliver when we need them. First Minister, how confident are you that we will meet the middle of February deadline, as promised?...
Jack Sargeant: 3. Will the First Minister make a statement on the progress of the vaccination roll-out in Alyn and Deeside? OQ56255
Jack Sargeant: Minister, thank you for that answer. Now, I was recently contacted by distraught residents, asking me to come and see the impact of the recent flooding and what that has done to their daily lives in Sandycroft, Mancot and the surrounding areas. Now, I visited in clear and good conscience as their elected representative, and it was clear to me that that was the very least thing I could do....
