Paul Davies: Thank you for that response, Minister. It's vital that the Welsh Government works with local authorities, and indeed stakeholders, to identify skills and capacity deficits in local areas in order to meet shifting market demands. You may be aware that EDF Renewables UK, DP Energy and Pembrokeshire College have collaborated to deliver a course called Destination Renewables, which prepares...
Paul Davies: 6. What are the Welsh Government's economic priorities for Preseli Pembrokeshire for the next 12 months? OQ58334
Paul Davies: Can I thank the Minister for his statement this afternoon? As I've said on previous occasions, I broadly welcome the Welsh Government's intention to provide everyone under 25 in Wales with the offer of work, education, training or self-employment, and today's statement provides us with a useful update on some of the work that has been done in this area. There's been some welcome progress in...
Paul Davies: I'm pleased to take part in this debate and speak in support of the petition to ensure that Withybush hospital retains its A&E department. This petition is not the first to call on the Welsh Government to protect services at Withybush hospital, and ensure that they are not moved further afield. And yet, despite Welsh Government Ministers and the local health board saying that Withybush plays...
Paul Davies: Thank you for that response. Minister, I recently visited Haverfordwest County AFC with my colleague Laura Anne Jones to learn more about their pre-apprenticeship programme, which is delivered by Achieve More Training. The programme provides local opportunities for young people in Pembrokeshire who want a career in education, sport or leisure, and helps to meet the skills gap in those...
Paul Davies: 7. Will the Minister make a statement on the delivery of vocational education in Pembrokeshire? OQ58214
Paul Davies: Thank you for that response, Minister. As you know, since March 2020, the daytime paediatric ambulatory care unit at Withybush Hospital has been relocated to Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen. Children in Pembrokeshire have had to travel further for vital services in order to ensure Withybush Hospital had enough space for its COVID-19 response. Now that the pandemic is easing, I'm sure you'll...
Paul Davies: Thank you for that response, Minister. I recently met with Tom Sawyer, the new chief executive of Milford Haven Port Authority, and its chair, Chris Martin, and we discussed how the port is diversifying its revenue and growing its business investment portfolio in retail, leisure and tourism within the region, following the launch of Tŷ Hotels on the Milford Haven waterfront, which I'm sure...
Paul Davies: Well, of course, I welcome the fact that the Welsh Government is investing in major events, but it is clear to me that the Welsh Government needs a robust forward-looking major events strategy. It's been over two years since the last strategy expired, and, whilst I accept that the Government will publish a new strategy next month, it's still disappointing that we've had to wait so long. Now,...
Paul Davies: Well, yes, lessons need to be learnt, Minister, and they need to be learnt very, very quickly. Now, there are several large-scale events coming up, not least of all a major WWE event in September, the first event of its kind in the UK for 30 years, which will certainly attract visitors from across the United Kingdom. I understand that this event has actually secured funding from you as a...
Paul Davies: Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, a few weeks ago, part of south Wales grinded to a halt, as several major events took place in Cardiff city centre. Now, one report claimed that there were 15-mile-long queues on the M4 from the Severn bridge into Wales, and many people took to social media to voice their frustrations. It's vital that lessons are learnt and that far more strategic planning takes...
Paul Davies: 7. Will the Minister outline the Welsh Government's priorities for businesses in Pembrokeshire over the next 12 months? OQ58161
Paul Davies: 1. Will the Minister make a statement on the delivery of health services in Preseli Pembrokeshire? OQ58162
Paul Davies: I'm grateful to you for that response. In order to provide floating offshore wind energy, and for Wales to deliver the economic, social and environmental benefits available, we need marine planning reforms to deliver projects as soon as possible. Indeed, a simpler process for marine planning would mean that projects such as the Erebus project by Blue Gem Wind, which will be off the...
Paul Davies: 8. What is the Welsh Government doing to support the offshore energy sector? OQ58160
Paul Davies: Trefnydd, can I ask for two statements from the Welsh Government this afternoon? Firstly, I'd be grateful if the Minister for Health and Social Services could bring forward a statement on ophthalmology services, following an increase in representations that I've received from people waiting urgently for treatment. Some of those patients have wet macular degeneration and, while there is no...
Paul Davies: I've said before in this Chamber that it is important that Governments at all levels actually work together, but this is about real devolution, isn't it? It's devolving these matters to local authorities, and that is hugely important, because local authorities can prioritise the projects in their own areas. That, surely, is devolution. The final part of our amendment calls on the UK...
Paul Davies: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I move the amendment tabled in the name of my colleague Darren Millar. Members will be aware that the Finance Committee is looking at post-EU funding and, as I've said before, the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee will probably look at this matter later on this year, after the Finance Committee has concluded its inquiry. Of course, the effective delivery of...
Paul Davies: It gives me great pleasure to speak in support of this particular petition. Now, the organiser of this petition is Helen Reeves-Graham, who is a constituent of mine and is a formidable campaigner for improving services for people with Tourette's syndrome in Wales, and I'm proud to have people like Helen living in my constituency. As the Chair of the Petitions Committee said, it's thought that...
Paul Davies: Minister, one of the most pressing issues facing farmers in Preseli Pembrokeshire is, of course, bovine TB. As you know, the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee has recently published a report on the Welsh Government's bovine TB eradication programme. One of the key points of that report is the need to ensure that farmers, and indeed others involved in tackling bovine TB, are treated...
