Nick Ramsay: I’m getting predictable—you’ve anticipated my supplementary, First Minister. You mentioned in answer to the last question the challenges that face us in getting adequate funds from the Treasury. Certainly, following the devolution of taxes, it’s going to be crucial that that fiscal framework is in place so that any subsequent deductions from the block grant are actually not going to...
Nick Ramsay: 5. Will the First Minister provide an update on any discussions with the UK Government regarding the devolution of taxes? OAQ(5)0063(FM)
Nick Ramsay: Will you take an intervention, Minister?
Nick Ramsay: Thank you for giving way. I just heard what you said in terms of local communities receiving the benefits from local renewable energy schemes. Of course, that’s what they should get, and that’s what we want them to get, but there have been some occasions in my constituency where those community benefits haven’t been realised, and companies have tried not to give the full level of...
Nick Ramsay: Thank you for giving way, First Minister. I hear what you say on the issue of devolution of income tax, but would you also agree with me that it’s important that we have clarity on the mechanism that will be used to reduce the block grant subsequent to the devolution of income tax, so that Wales isn’t actually short-changed in the long term?
Nick Ramsay: Diolch. Leader of the house, I wonder if I could ask you for an update from the new Cabinet Secretary for infrastructure and transport on the development of the south Wales metro scheme. Members of the previous Assembly will remember that I was most concerned when the town of Monmouth dropped off some of the south Wales metro maps, reappeared on others and dropped off subsequent maps. So,...
Nick Ramsay: That’s a very encouraging answer, First Minister. You’re an astute man, and it won’t have escaped your notice that I’ve been opposing the plans to abolish the county of Monmouthshire as part of the local government reorganisation proposed by the last Welsh Government. Now that the Minister responsible for these plans has moved on to greater things, isn’t now a good time to get back...
Nick Ramsay: 1.Will the First Minister provide an updateon local government reform? OAQ(5)0020(FM)
Nick Ramsay: First Minister, I appreciate that parties involved have had to sign non-disclosure agreements, which limits the information that you might be able to give, but following on from John Griffiths’s question, can I ask you if you have had any discussions specifically about the viability of the Llanwern part of the Welsh steel operation, of direct concern to my constituents? We know that there...
Nick Ramsay: Leanne Wood.
