Rhianon Passmore: 7. Will the Minister provide an update on progress the Welsh Government has made in meeting its aim of reducing smoking rates in Wales? OAQ(5)0017(HWS)
Rhianon Passmore: I wish to congratulate our Minister and the Welsh Government on the continuing strategic commitment to the apprenticeship agenda in securing a more prosperous and resilient and equal Wales. I’m also very proud to have been elected on our manifesto pledge of around 100,000 new apprenticeships, and that’s further to the success of Jobs Growth Wales. I also very much welcome the cross-party...
Rhianon Passmore: Will the First Minister provide an update on the progress of the 21st century schools programme in Islwyn?
Rhianon Passmore: Thank you, First Minister. As well as the 190,000 Welsh jobs alone that rely directly upon EU funding, my constituents also benefit from the important rights gained from the UK’s membership of the European Union, whether that’s paid leave—[Interruption.] Excuse me—time off for urgent reasons, breaks during the day, health and safety legislation, and I can go on. You’ve also...
Rhianon Passmore: First Minister, the Auditor General for Wales, in his report, ‘A Picture of Public Services 2015’, last year, noted that, since the UK Government set its austerity programme in the 2010 spending review, Wales has had to manage a £1.2 million—sorry, I’ll say that again, a £1.2 billion funding cut. Despite such savage Tory cuts, local authorities and Welsh councils have...
Rhianon Passmore: 4. Will the First Minister outline how the United Kingdom’s continued membership of the European Union materially affects the economy of Islwyn? OAQ(5)0036(FM)
Rhianon Passmore: First Minister, can you outline the importance the Welsh Government further places on the 11,000 steel-making jobs alone to the communities of Wales, and not just where the steel sites are located, but, for instance, in communities like mine in Islwyn, which was founded in steel, and also in terms of the primary making capabilities of that remaining in Wales? Thank you.
Rhianon Passmore: Carwyn Jones.