Laura Anne Jones: Thank you. Diolch—'Prime Minister' I nearly called you then—Presiding Officer. [Laughter.]
Laura Anne Jones: Business Minister, children and young people across England are looking forward to returning to the classroom from Monday. Here in Wales, most secondary school pupils are completely in the dark about when they might return, except that it won't be until the summer term. The Welsh Government hasn't given a commitment that return to school will be full time. Minister, in your own Government's...
Laura Anne Jones: Will the First Minister make a statement on the local government settlement 2021-22?
Laura Anne Jones: Minister, Jayne Bryant and I only heard this morning in health committee about the mental health impact on nursing staff, and the absolute need for them to have a chance to rest and recuperate. And so many are putting in long hours way above and beyond what they should be doing as they feel the responsibility to do so, but they need respite and looking after themselves. But, as well as this,...
Laura Anne Jones: I'm sure the Minister will join me in thanking all the ambulance service for all they're doing in such harrowing and difficult circumstances. Minister, last month, it was reported that concerns had been raised that some front-line ambulance staff were refusing to be vaccinated against coronavirus. This obviously poses obvious risks. The director of workforce and organisational development at...
Laura Anne Jones: Diolch, Llywydd. It is a great honour to say a few words on behalf of the official opposition, the Welsh Conservative group, following such articulate and thoughtful contributions from all of our elected Youth Parliament Members. I feel a great affinity with our Youth Parliament Members, having been the youngest parliamentarian in the UK when I was elected to the Senedd, the then Welsh...
Laura Anne Jones: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Yes, I was booted out by the computer at the worst possible time. Firstly, I would like to place on record my thanks to the clerk and the legal staff for their support. I would also like to confirm that we'll be voting for this Bill today. The failure of this Minister to accept our amendments is regrettable, as these would have protected both the tenants...
Laura Anne Jones: First Minister, I'm 42 now and had a couple of friends—strong-willed ladies—who broke the mould all those many, many moons ago, when I was younger, and had glittering careers as engineers in a very, very male-dominated environment; it was virtually unheard of when I was younger. The situation, as has been outlined just now, has got an awful lot of better, but it still has a long way to go...
Laura Anne Jones: What action is the Welsh Government taking to support farming in Wales?
Laura Anne Jones: Minister, six months ago the Welsh language commissioner expressed concern about the decline in the number of newly qualified teachers able to teach Welsh, and said it could undermine your Government's ambition to have a million speakers of the language in 30 years' time. I'm just wondering what you've been doing to address this.
Laura Anne Jones: What discussions have you had with the education Minister about making additional funding available for catch-up measures such as the summer schools, as suggested by the Minister?
Laura Anne Jones: Moved.
Laura Anne Jones: Moved.
Laura Anne Jones: Minister, I welcome these amendments, and in particular amendment 6. I understand that many in the social housing sector have made representations to you about the issue, and I'm pleased that a way forward has been found. Whilst I understand the action that the Government has taken, I do wonder about how the issue arose in the first place. In your explanatory notes, you acknowledge that the...
Laura Anne Jones: Move.
Laura Anne Jones: Move.
Laura Anne Jones: Move.
Laura Anne Jones: Move.
Laura Anne Jones: Move.
Laura Anne Jones: I appreciate those, and thank you for your kind comments earlier, Delyth. And thank you for contributing to that debate. But, without going over the debate again, there is—. We do still feel that these are necessary amendments, and I do hope that Members will support them. Thank you.
