Llyr Gruffydd: Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on procurement in the public sector?
Llyr Gruffydd: As outlined by my Plaid Cymru colleague a moment ago, of course, the North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority executive panel met yesterday to discuss cuts of £1.9 million to its budget to balance the books for the next financial year, and the proposals still include, of course, cuts to front-line services. Now, in practical terms, that could mean losing one of the two whole-time fire engines...
Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you for that response, because an increasing number of local authorities in Wales have outsourced services to the private sector—look at the way in which the environmental enforcement service has been outsourced in many parts of Wales. Kingdom is the most prominent company in north Wales, and programmes such as Panorama and Y Byd ar Bedwar have outlined how the internal targets of...
Llyr Gruffydd: 1. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on outsourcing services in the public sector? OAQ52116
Llyr Gruffydd: Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the ban on neonicotinoids?
Llyr Gruffydd: May I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement this afternoon? Like many Members, I do feel it's unfortunate that this report does create a tone that almost questions the voice of the victims and the families of the victims. We read sections of the report that talk about them recasting their experiences in light of things that have developed later. Questions are raised on the behaviour...
Llyr Gruffydd: May I ask for an early statement on SchoolBeat and its funding? It's a matter that I and others have raised regularly over the past few months. There is some uncertainty. The service doesn't know whether it will be able to persist until the Government makes a decision on its funding. It's an important service, with police forces going into schools to work with pupils and staff on...
Llyr Gruffydd: In response to questions from Plaid Cymru on proposals to privatise dialysis services in north Wales, you said, on 30 January, that you were entirely opposed to privatisation: 'We are completely against privatisation'. Those were your words. We now hear that Betsi Cadwaladr is proceeding with plans to privatise those dialysis services across north Wales. The staff tell me that they don't want...
Llyr Gruffydd: 8. Will the First Minister make a statement on the procurement of health services in North Wales? OAQ52117
Llyr Gruffydd: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Well, it says it all, doesn’t it? For the first time in 15 years, the Conservatives are pleased to congratulate the Labour Government on their actions, but they will be known through their actions, of course. A week, of course, is a long time in politics, but in this case, a week and two days have passed since the finance Secretary visited the...
Llyr Gruffydd: Will you take an intervention?
Llyr Gruffydd: Yes. Thank you very much. Are you, therefore, suggesting that she's only guilty because she was caught?
Llyr Gruffydd: Will you take an intervention, then?
Llyr Gruffydd: Would you take an intervention?
Llyr Gruffydd: Therefore, I’m not going to ask a question about the decision. What I am going to ask is: how can we have confidence that the enthusiasm that the Government’s evaluation refers to won’t be undermined by the decision not to continue with Hwb+? You didn’t respond to an earlier question on the provision of Welsh-medium resources, because one of the frustrations noted in ‘Cracking the...
Llyr Gruffydd: 'global showcase and an example of how technology can support change in educational practice.'
Llyr Gruffydd: And the Welsh Government’s own evaluation came to the conclusion, and I quote again:
Llyr Gruffydd: 'abandoning the project would severely disappoint and alienate teachers who are enthusiastic about further take-up of digital learning and have invested their considerable time and effort setting up Hwb+ school sites and promoting it to colleagues at their school.'
Llyr Gruffydd: May I thank the Cabinet Secretary for her statement and welcome what she had to say? Plaid Cymru, for some time, has supported doing more to teach pupils to create as well as use digital resources such as this, so we are certainly moving in the right direction in that regard. As important as it is to have a digital competence framework, as the Cabinet Secretary has recognised, that, in and of...
Llyr Gruffydd: Well, I agree that the funding coming from London is insufficient—we clearly would agree with that. But the question is, really, what is this Government doing in preparing for the reality of this £344 million injection that will be required by 2020? Just pointing fingers and blaming others isn't really answering the question. Now, only last month as well, of course, we heard that one of...
