David Lloyd: 1. Will the Minister make a statement on improving public procurement in Wales? OAQ53295
David Lloyd: Can I thank the Minister very much for her statement? I welcome lots of the comments and, obviously, the tenure of the contributions this afternoon. Obviously, concentrating on the historical connotations in the first place, it was the Rev Griffith Jones of Llanddowror in Carmarthenshire who established circulating Sunday schools in the eighteenth century as a template for all modern schools....
David Lloyd: Trefnydd, I've had to raise the issue of pay inequality for medical histopathology trainees in Wales on a number of occasions in this Chamber. You will recall I first raised this issue in a written question back in November 2016, yet the issue remains unresolved. Over the course of the five years of training as doctors between ST1 and ST5, histopathology doctor trainees in England will earn...
David Lloyd: Will the First Minister make a statement on the provision of Welsh-medium education in South Wales West?
David Lloyd: Mike, will you take an intervention?
David Lloyd: Just to emphasise that point, I think it is actually important that we do have a vote here this afternoon. I will be asking for a vote, actually, rather than just saying blithely, 'It's going to be unanimous.' I think the people deserve that our names are going to be next to—and we register our support fully. So, I will ask for a vote, and, if necessary, that means we'll have to say, 'We...
David Lloyd: It's a pleasure to take part in this debate, although I wish this debate wasn't necessary. Some of us have been Members of this National Assembly for a very long time—since day one, in fact—as was my former Plaid Cymru colleague Owen John Thomas, who was strident in his support for the Allied Steel and Wire pension campaigners all along. In 2003—that's 16 years ago—Plaid Cymru secured...
David Lloyd: Clearly, the continued talk of reorganisation breeds uncertainty and a certain paralysis of development. What are you going to do differently to your predecessors in this post to change that?
David Lloyd: In terms of tackling the air pollution challenges in Port Talbot, it's clear that action is needed on a number of fronts, including promoting the use of public transport. So, how does your Government square that ambition with the fact that you have cut the level of funding for bus subsidies to local authorities over recent years?
David Lloyd: Will the Minister make a statement on the future of town and community councils?
David Lloyd: Can I thank the Counsel General and Brexit Minister for his very comprehensive statement, obviously, basically around the Welsh economy and the well-being of Wales? Just a couple of questions come from that. Can I reassure him about his voice, to start off with? Unless he starts singing loudly, he's okay, so I wouldn't suggest singing loudly in response to any of these questions. But anyway,...
David Lloyd: Trefnydd, last month, it was revealed that three areas of London had received more National Lottery funding than any other part of the UK over the past 20 years. The areas of Westminster, Holborn and St Pancras, and Islington South and Finsbury have received more than £1.8 billion over that period, at a rate of £4,640 per capita. This is more than 10 times as much as has been received by...
David Lloyd: Helen, will you take an intervention?
David Lloyd: Just from my background, can I just say, as a GP, when often faced with a patient where there is no service—and it is dependent on the diagnosis—there isn't unanimity of professional opinion either, and I support an autism Bill?
David Lloyd: Thank you very much, Bethan. I would agree, and that's the kind of evidence that we heard time and time again during this inquiry as we scrutinised. The parents told us that not all high-functioning people with ASD are eligible for social services under the Act, and, while they may have a high IQ, they may have great difficulty undertaking daily tasks. Adults with ASD who took part in the...
David Lloyd: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. The Bill was referred to the health committee for Stage 1 scrutiny. As part of this, we took a wide range of evidence. In addition to the usual formal evidence gathering carried out in committee meetings, we consulted people with autism spectrum disorder and their families in a series of workshops run by the Assembly’s outreach team over the...
David Lloyd: Can I applaud Suzy Davies for tabling this statutory instrument consent memorandum and her subsequent consent motion, because—? The bigger picture, we are where we are as regards Brexit regulations and we must soldier on, and I'm not going to rehearse again our fears on this side of any Brexit power grabs. That's the bigger picture. As we've heard, Standing Order 30A states that Government...
David Lloyd: Can I ask the First Minister what happens now? What happens when Theresa May wins the vote of no confidence today? Would you agree with me that Jeremy Corbyn has no clear vision on Europe either—no clearer than Theresa May—so a general election would be a completely pointless distraction? Will you support a people's vote referendum instead?
David Lloyd: There's no doubt that this has been a difficult settlement for local government in Wales, as Rhun ap Iorwerth said earlier. The core grant for local government has fallen 22 per cent since 2009-10. I was a county councillor in Swansea for several years, as others in this place were, and the pressure on our counties was clear then. It's deteriorated significantly in recent years. Talking about...
David Lloyd: Trefnydd, can I support, first of all, the concerns raised earlier about Ford in Bridgend, and I also look forward to further ministerial statements on work done and progress made, because it's a huge issue locally? My second point is, you will be, Trefnydd, no doubt aware that the Auditor General for Wales has today published a report calling for urgent action following financial and...
