Andrew RT Davies: Thank you for that answer, Deputy Minister. I appreciate that you took a topical question on this particular aspect a few weeks ago. But in relation to the judgment that the judge handed down—Mrs Justice Lambert at the time—she said that the Bill was 'deliberately vague, general and aspirational and which applies to a class rather than individuals.' The Bill is now some four years old....
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you for that answer, First Minister. Last week, the environment Minister gave a statement, a written statement, around the Welsh Government's change in its commitment to hit zero carbon emissions by 2050. In the penultimate paragraph, it said that the climate change committee report 'makes it clear the scale and pace of change required to meet a net zero target is greater than any other...
Andrew RT Davies: 4. Will the First Minister make a statement on the Welsh Government's economic priorities for South Wales Central for the remainder of this Assembly term? OAQ54034
Andrew RT Davies: 2. Will the Deputy Minister outline what measures the Welsh Government is undertaking to strengthen the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015? OAQ54035
Andrew RT Davies: I welcome that announcement that that money will be targeted at making a more robust recycling regime here in Wales, and I appreciate you're going to circulate information to Members. Will that information contain the details of what you're likely to achieve by the time you've spent that money? Because actually seeing that waste appear in Malaysia and other third countries is something that...
Andrew RT Davies: Canada, for one, announced this week that it will aim to ban harmful single-use plastics by 2021. To its credit—and I don't say this often—the Welsh Government has delivered some impressive recycling rates in Wales, all but for the first time in 2017-18, the total amount of recycled waste actually decreased. And, of course, Wales did take the lead on introducing the plastic bag carrier...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, it's a pleasure to move the motion this afternoon that is laid in the name of Darren Millar. We are really in the twilight zone for a Wednesday afternoon, but I'm pleased to see that Members from all parties have stayed for the debate this afternoon. If I can just deal with the amendments first, and then I'll move into the substantive part of my speech....
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you for that answer, Minister. I am a little concerned by your pronouncements over the last couple of days where you said that APD, if transferred, could go up, in light of the former First Minister's comments, in particular on long haul, where he said, 'yes we start from the position of looking to get rid of it, certainly not to increase it.' You, yourself, are on record as saying that...
Andrew RT Davies: It is unfortunate that manifesto commitment was broken, but what you have done, Minister, is obviously commit that there will be improvements put in place to make some short-term gains. A lot of people have been anxious why these short-term gains weren't achieved in the shorter period of time when the inquiry was meeting, for example, or when the Government was deliberating over this matter,...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, Minister, for that. We now know, obviously, that one of the commitments that was in your manifesto, the M4 relief road, will not proceed, which is to much regret, I have to say, and real anger over the weekend. I appreciate your deputy is from a sedentary position heckling; if he wants to take the question, I'll happily direct the question to him. But it'd be better if you actually...
Andrew RT Davies: 3. Will the Minister confirm whether the Welsh Government is on target to deliver its commitments in relation to transport infrastructure during this Assembly term? OAQ53994
Andrew RT Davies: 2. In light of a report by the Welsh Affairs Committee stating air passenger duty should be fully devolved to Wales, will the Minister outline the Welsh Government's plans for abolishing or reducing the rate if the power is transferred to Wales? 322
Andrew RT Davies: Organiser, could I see a statement and maybe an update on how the Government are going to fill out their proposals on, first of all, the statement that was issued by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs this morning in relation to a response to the climate change 'Net Zero' report, the contents of which I welcome? In particular, the last paragraph but one says that this will...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, Presiding Officer. Minister, thank you for your answers this afternoon. I don't make this as a political point—I make it as a point in general—that the biggest loss of work in the devolution era was the Llanwern steelworks that was shut in the early 2000s, and I draw that to your attention on the basis that, obviously, the remedial action that was put in by the Welsh Government...
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you for that answer, Minister, and I thank you for your written response to me on previous questions that I've put to you. You've indicated that, this month, June, you will be meeting the dystonia relatives support group and also other Members in this Chamber, along with the chair of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board. There have been recent cancellations in the botox clinic...
Andrew RT Davies: Minister, one thing that impressed me, when I was health spokesperson for the Conservative group, around bereavement support was when I visited Nightingale House Hospice in Wrexham—a wonderful hospice, I would say, that offers great support to individuals in the last weeks and days of their life. And at that particular time, they had a specific project to support young people affected by...
Andrew RT Davies: 5. Will the Minister commit to establish a national action plan to guarantee that people living with dystonia in South Wales Central are able to receive the right treatment at the right time? OAQ53945
Andrew RT Davies: Thank you, Minister, for your statement this afternoon, and the tone of the statement in particular. I can remember responding to one of the earlier statements, which talked of 'land managers' and, sort of, erased the farming community, and I don't think that was the Minister's intention, but the language, certainly, in this afternoon's statement is far more helpful, I would suggest, to give...
Andrew RT Davies: In light of the Welsh Government's declaration of a climate emergency, will the First Minister outline his plans for the government-owned Cardiff Airport?
Andrew RT Davies: Earlier in the question session, people were highlighting the Rugby World Cup in Japan and the long-established trade links that we have with Japan, Minister. What benchmarks have you set for success with the various missions that will be going out on the back of the world cup to Japan? Rather than just measuring it in cups of coffee and Welsh cakes drunk, it is important that we can measure...
