Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you very much. I, too, am a fan of the daily mile. The children at the school that my children attended, Ysgol Henblas in Llangristiolus, do that and it brought them a great deal of benefit. But in wanting to see 120 minutes being given to physical activity, I'm perfectly happy for that to include the daily mile. I don't mean formal physical education lessons necessarily. The important...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Getting to grips with the health issues of our nation has to be a priority. I barely need to say that. We know that obesity and physical inactivity, which helps to create that obesity, is something that we can't afford to ignore at any level. There is a Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 that we now have that demands that a strategy is in place to tackle obesity. I was pleased to play my part, as...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: It can be a bit frustrating sitting on these benches. I very much welcome the report from the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. We're pleased that the argument and that opinions from politicians and other political parties are catching up with us, whether it’s on the devolution of policing, or the pop tax, or now air passenger duty. It can be frustrating waiting for others to come on board...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Quite simply, the port of Holyhead in my constituency is one of the major ports between the UK and the EU. Would the Minister agree with me that a Brexit of any kind is bound to pose significant challenges to the port but that leaving without a deal would certainly lead to the loss of trade through that port?
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you very much. May I say thanks for the letter from the Minister on 5 June in reply to an e-mail from me on 9 May regarding support for the economy of north Anglesey? There is a reference there to the taskforce that has been established following the announcement from Rehau. Yesterday, in the context of the announcement about the Ford factory, we heard the Minister say that he would...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: In terms of transport infrastructure, one issue that's important in my constituency at the moment is that the Welsh Government should be doing as much as it can to extend the rail system. Can you give me an assurance that you will support me in my bid to Network Rail to invest in putting in place the railway bridge in Glanhwfa Road, Llangefni after it was struck by a lorry last year?
Rhun ap Iorwerth: 5. Will the Minister provide an update on support provided following the announcement to close the Rehau factory in Amlwch? OAQ53996
Rhun ap Iorwerth: What assessment has the Counsel General made on the effect that leaving the EU would have on the ability to recruit dentists?
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you for taking an intervention. I must say I see it as another symptom about the lack of clarity about the direction of travel in which we're heading. One of the big issues that I have about the referendum in 2016 is that we still do not know what people voted for. You might have an idea; others in this room might have an idea. Again, after three years of failing to reach a conclusion...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Llywydd, the report that I've mentioned emphasises the value of European funds to Wales, in terms of skills, infrastructure and so on. We can't accept the loss of a penny if we leave the European Union. But at the moment, there is no certainty at all of that, and that, to me, is proof of how little priority the needs of Wales are given in all of that. We have a list of requirements. We need...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: The evidence now is clear. The risk is clear that Whitehall will just repeat its traditional formula of distribution of economic development funding. And look at what the figures published yesterday by the Communities in Charge organisation tell us about what that would mean. One of the campaign's organisers said it will be like handing every Londoner a cheque for over £200 and taking £700...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: A week or so before the referendum in 2016, a group of ‘leave’ campaigners signed a letter saying not that Wales should get the same amount of money after Brexit, but that money Wales currently gets from Brussels would be maintained by the UK Government after we left the EU. I'll be kind and rather than say they were lying—though others can come to their own conclusions—I'll say they...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Of course.
Rhun ap Iorwerth: I'm pleased that you gave that information. I think all of us should be very concerned about the evidence, and there's plenty of it, that the Brexit debate is one of two things: either driving the growth of the far right or a symptom of it. And I've certainly seen some of the abuse that the Member for the Rhondda has taken, and it's disgraceful and I condemn it. And it would be good to hear...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Much of that debate in 2016 focused on the bonanza on its way to the NHS, an NHS that, ironically, would most likely face being sold off if we do leave the European Union, as it turns out. But when it wasn't focusing on that, it was lauded as being a way to take back control. There can, I would argue, be no better way of taking back control than by ensuring that all the way through this...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you, Llywydd. I'm pleased for the opportunity to close this debate, and I'm grateful to those who have contributed to the debate, which is another opportunity for us to make an unambiguous statement about the need to seek the consent of the people of Wales for the next step of our relationship with the EU. I respect the vote that happened in June 2016 and the outcome, namely that the...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you very much. Very, very briefly: don't you think you're making a mockery of a very, very serious debate?
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Will you take an intervention?
Rhun ap Iorwerth: I'm grateful to you for taking an intervention. I can understand why you would draw a conclusion from the results in that way. How about adding up the unequivocally pro-remain parties and saying that that is an unequivocal vote in favour of staying in the European Union?
Rhun ap Iorwerth: I'm pleased to have an opportunity to pose a couple of questions. I think it was the correct decision not to press ahead with the black route. I'm not as convinced as the Minister is that things have moved on so much since the proposals were originally made. There have been plenty of people, including my party, who have been arguing—and the Minister sat behind you—for many years that this...
