Suzy Davies: What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with local authorities in South Wales West regarding their budgets?
Suzy Davies: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. You mentioned fire and rescue services there. I wonder if you could just give us some indication of your thinking on the role of co-responders in response to amber calls. You'll be aware, obviously, of the service they provide. You've raised the effects of pain and so forth on an amber call, but they're also extremely well placed to spot when an amber call could be...
Suzy Davies: Thank you for that answer. I know we've both been very disappointed to have heard of the Bridgend Ford plant's situation recently where staff were told to take a week off and to stop producing the Land Rover engines. It's news that many had been dreading, not just families and staff, but of course, employees in the supply chain. You'll also know how disappointed we all were when you didn't...
Suzy Davies: Well, considering the criticism of the UK Government from that particular source, the comments made by the leader of Swansea council referred to by Dai Lloyd, I think that's quite a turnaround from the comments that were made by him, and, indeed, your Government, when it was the UK Government that was responsible for a decision on viability for the lagoon. Do you agree with these comments, or...
Suzy Davies: 7. How is the Welsh Government supporting the economy of Bridgend? OAQ52885
Suzy Davies: Thank you very much. That brings today's proceedings to a close.
Suzy Davies: Well, I call on the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport to reply to the debate—Dafydd Elis-Thomas—and perhaps to the film as well.
Suzy Davies: Can I just take a brief moment to thank everybody on the committee, including my fellow committee members, as were, and members of the clerking team? I really enjoyed my time on CWLC, and, even though I'm delighted to be speaking on education now, I'm going to remember those two and a half years, not just with fondness but for the fact that I learned so much there that's going to be valuable...
Suzy Davies: My region is visibly urban, bisected by the M4, but my constituents in rural parts of South Wales West also need work. Getting to work from the rural valley communities in the east of my region would probably benefit from a rail link from Brackla, for example. But, in the west of my region as well, a strategic Swansea pathway would help residents in Gower access job opportunities without...
Suzy Davies: Thank you very much, Cabinet Secretary. The Presiding Officer has selected the three amendments to the motion and I call on Mark Isherwood to move amendment 1, tabled in the name of Darren Millar.
Suzy Davies: Thank you very much, Minister.
Suzy Davies: We turn now to item 7, which is a debate on probation service reform. I call on the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services, Alun Davies.
Suzy Davies: Finally, Joyce Watson.
Suzy Davies: Thank you.
Suzy Davies: The next item is item 6, a statement by the Minister for Environment on Wales's recycling performance, building the foundations of a circular economy. I call on the Minister for Environment, Hannah Blythyn.
Suzy Davies: Thank you for the statement. I was just using the technology now to see what the Welsh word for ‘spoilt’ is, because, as Assembly Members, we are spoilt with the services that are available to us here and how we can take full advantage of them to help us in our work and to work in both languages during our business hours. When I saw the title of the statement, I had thought that the...
Suzy Davies: Leader of the house, this is the fifth time of asking, so I'm hoping I will get somewhere this time. We were promised an update on regulations that might affect local authorities and Natural Resources Wales's powers, with regard to regulating woodchip storage sites, and the fires that ensue from that. It's obviously been a big issue, not just for my region, but other regions as well. So, if...
Suzy Davies: Leader of the house, I've argued before, of course, that our and Welsh Government's due regard for children's rights in our policy and legislation needs to be extended to public bodies, really, in order for the effect of what we do here to be felt locally. I don't think a three-page web consultation, as we've seen with Swansea Council recently on a school closure—which might be suitable...
Suzy Davies: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Yes, it's always easy, isn't it, to make yourself try and look better just because another Government might be doing worse than they used to. That does not disguise the fact that you are still producing the poorest health results across the UK. Can I thank everyone who took part in this debate, please? I'm sorry I'm not going to have time to respond to it all, because...
Suzy Davies: That's fine.
