Joyce Watson: Cabinet Secretary, I have spoken with a senior spokesperson from Valero regarding the kerosene spillage in Nantycaws, and I was assured, because I asked very much the same questions that have already been asked to you, that immediately upon realising that there was a pressure drop within that pipe—because that's how they knew—they notified NRW and other agencies therein. And I think it's...
Joyce Watson: I thought you were looking at me. Yes, I’ll be very brief and I thank you for extending it. First Minister—sorry, I’ve done it now. I’ve promoted you now. [Laughter.] Cabinet Secretary, can I ask you—it will be a brief question—whether you agree that the importance of tackling mental health head on really starts in the workplace? Will you welcome the fact that the Assembly...
Joyce Watson: Would the Member give way?
Joyce Watson: On that point about the number of people waiting for social housing, does that not inform the Member that there is a real problem about people accessing properties within the private sector, and what they want are secure tenancies within social housing sector?
Joyce Watson: Will you take an intervention?
Joyce Watson: Will the First Minister provide an update on the Nest scheme?
Joyce Watson: Will you take an intervention?
Joyce Watson: I’m somewhat surprised that you get up and talk about what’s going to happen for farming when you, your party, actually wanted exit from the EU. You’ve got that. What I would like you to say is: what did you think was coming next? Because you never said it. You campaigned on a platform of hatred, and that is exactly what you did, and you had no idea of what was coming next.
Joyce Watson: Will you take an intervention, Mark?
Joyce Watson: Thank you for taking an intervention. Is there any evidence at all that once badgers are culled that they’ve actually tested those that were infected and those who not infected by bTB? Because, if you’re talking about getting a rounded picture, that would also need to be done.
Joyce Watson: I’m grateful to the Members for bringing this debate here today. I was unable last week to attend the briefing that was given by the British Veterinary Association. However, I did send a representative and I have read the notes very closely. As you will all be aware, I have always approached this subject from an evidence-based position, and I am going to move straight on to the subject of...
Joyce Watson: That brings today’s proceedings to a close.
Joyce Watson: Thank you. I’d now like to call on the Cabinet Secretary for Education to reply to the debate—Kirsty Williams.
Joyce Watson: I now call on Rhianon Passmore to make her contribution.
Joyce Watson: Acting.
Joyce Watson: I call on Julie Morgan to make her contribution.
Joyce Watson: Would you take an intervention?
Joyce Watson: What I’d like to do, and I recognise that you’ve had your experiences, is ask you: when you were in the secondary school and they were setting you up with apprenticeships, which I wholeheartedly support, were they actually encouraging you also to become the teachers of those apprenticeships?
Joyce Watson: First Minister, I was delighted to hear on Monday that Hywel Dda Local Health Board has been shortlisted for the highly respected ‘Health Service Journal’ award 2016 in the primary care innovation category for its innovation in community pharmacy triage and treat service, of which there are 17 pharmacies providing that service across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion, with...
Joyce Watson: Cabinet Secretary, in June, I was honoured to be appointed Wales Environment Link’s species champion for the bottle-nosed dolphin. On Friday, weather permitting—who knows—I will visit Cardigan bay’s special area of conservation. You will know that that bay is home to semi-resident populations and it’s a particularly important nursery ground for females and their calves. So, my...
