Suzy Davies: But I'm not interested in the past; I'm interested in the future. Can I just say, as well, incidentally, that Penyrenglyn is a really good example of where the community has taken control of housing use there? I mean, you know the estate that I'm talking about; Valleys Kids and their friends have made a huge difference to community housing there. So, that's the type of thing I would rather...
Suzy Davies: When we talk about housing generically in debates like this, I think it's quite easy to avoid the specifics of the types of housing that we need, where it's needed, and maybe even thinking about where we don't need it any more; we might want to change the use of some of our existing stock. I think it's also helpful to move away from this kind of whiff of goodies and baddies, which are...
Suzy Davies: Thank you very much for that summary, actually. You've previously told Mike Hedges that £34 million of the £51 million that went to Swansea under band A, for which—I just want to make this plain: I completely welcome that investment. But it showed that 66 per cent of the money that went into the Swansea city area went to Swansea East, and, actually, nothing at all went into Swansea West....
Suzy Davies: Well, I'm thinking that this should be an area of concern for you, then, because if the WLGA doesn't seem to understand what a teacher-designed system is going to look like, how on earth are they going to be able to help distribute the money that you're giving them now, through this ring-fenced system, to help encourage teachers to learn how to deliver a system that they themselves have...
Suzy Davies: Well, we wouldn't disagree with you on that, of course, because a similar academy was in our Welsh Conservatives manifesto, and we would like to see a very successful version of that providing the results that I hope we would all see. My question was: who is actually driving that? Is it going to be civil servants who design it or is it going to be teachers? You heard from me about the...
Suzy Davies: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. I'm sure you're expecting me to return to the Western Mail report today, Minister, which I do. Darren Millar mentioned that school leaders are feeling exhausted and under threat and particularly 'unable to cope with impossible demands set from on high by a range of bureaucratic people'. After citing funding, which you probably would expect, and retention and...
Suzy Davies: 6. Will the Minister make a statement on 21st Century Schools funding? OAQ53139
Suzy Davies: Thank you very much, Minister. Good to see you're still here—that helps with continuity, I must admit. First of all, something that has actually become clearer from this statement today in terms of this assessment tool is something that's—and I think you used the word a couple of times—ongoing. Because one of my early concerns about this test, and I completely recognise that this isn't...
Suzy Davies: Thank you very much, and that brings today's proceedings to a close. Could I wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year? Please enjoy.
Suzy Davies: I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs to reply to the debate.
Suzy Davies: Thank you for giving way on that. I think you know what I'm about to say, Minister. When it comes to the policy—you say this is a technical Bill; the explanatory memorandum expands that beyond that by some considerable margin. If you were so confident in this policy, which you say is being shown in the pilot areas, it should have gone on the face of the Bill, and then we would not have to...
Suzy Davies: Paul Davies.
Suzy Davies: In December last year, the Children, Young People and Education Committee recommended that the Education Workforce Council be given legislative powers to impose an interim suspension Order—or, more than one. Three months later, the education Secretary asked the EWC if they would do a consultation, and the consultation deadline for that is in 10 days' time, Now, I don't know why the delay...
Suzy Davies: Yes. Could you tell me whether Welsh Government has made any progress on the suggestion on the 'scores on the doors' idea and also what steps Welsh Government is taking so that it itself can become a Disability Confident employer?
Suzy Davies: Thank you for that answer to Caroline; that was most helpful. Almost a year ago, I held a short debate based on Bridgend coalition of disabled people's suggestion for a 'scores on the doors' system, which would help businesses and public services to display details about the type of accessibility that they have for disabled people. Groups and organisations—including yourself, leader of the...
Suzy Davies: Minister, I have to say I was a little bit disappointed that the temporary 50 mph speed limit extension to the west of Port Talbot wasn't terminated this summer, as you indicated in a speech earlier this year. Of course, I accept that Welsh Government is in a bit of a bind at the moment regarding this court case around air quality and having to reduce, particularly, traffic congestion...
Suzy Davies: First Minister, hopefully, the Swansea bay city deal is going to be part of the legacy that you can be proud of, but, of course, we've all been a little bit jittery about the press reports that we've had, as Dai Lloyd mentioned, over the last couple of days. I don't expect you to pre-empt the rapid review, and I'm grateful that both Governments are doing a rapid review, but is there...
Suzy Davies: Will the First Minister make a statement on waiting times for emergency services in South Wales West?
Suzy Davies: Thank you very much, Minister—I appreciate your kindness on this one. Yes, it is about an Order that's bringing forward something the Assembly's agreed, but we need to make sure you're doing it properly, and that's the tiny little bit of extra scrutiny that we were asking for here. I'm almost sure that, in 100 per cent of occasions, there will be no problems, but you never know, and that is...
Suzy Davies: We're at the end of the debate here, so I'm not going to keep you long. But this is a perfect time to welcome back old friends, isn't it? Amendment 42 is one of those old friends. It's about commencement Orders. We routinely bring this [Interruption.] Yes, we do, and for good reason, Cabinet Secretary, because this is something the Government needs to pay attention to, because it can often...
