Suzy Davies: Well, Minister, the news has been full of the negotiation between the Prime Minister and city region mayors, and the different deals on whether gyms, for example, should be kept open. But when the Welsh Local Government Association leaders speak as one, with one voice, on something as important as our schools, it seems that Welsh Government is perfectly content to instruct and not to listen....
Suzy Davies: Diolch, Llywydd. Good afternoon, Minister. Why did Welsh Government ignore the wishes of all 22 local authority leaders to keep secondary schools fully open during the forthcoming lockdown?
Suzy Davies: Thank you very much for that information, because we don't get a huge amount of time for post-legislative scrutiny here in this Senedd, and tracking the ongoing costs attributable to a piece of legislation can be very difficult, particularly at the moment when we get no chance for pre-legislative scrutiny of the cost of regulations. Can you confirm for how long consequent costs attract after...
Suzy Davies: 9. Will the Minister make a statement on how financial statements accompanying new Bills compare to the actual realised costs? OQ55760
Suzy Davies: 7. Will the Minister make a statement on the changes in the new guidance regarding full school years being sent home to self-isolate? OQ55758
Suzy Davies: Thank you, First Minister. With those figures, I think we can see that universities are operating against a background where they don't get the full benefits of the full Barnett consequential for research and innovation. So, I'd be grateful to know how much of the £27 million COVID response payment you refer to has been used to support and retain postgraduate research students during this...
Suzy Davies: 1. Will the First Minister make a statement on financial support for universities? OQ55755
Suzy Davies: Going back to the ERF just for a minute, as the chair of the cross-party group on tourism, actually, I will welcome the £20 million earmarked in the latest round of the ERF. But I don't accept Helen Mary Jones's implication that this sector's not important in England too, any more than I accept the assertion, or implication, made by Mick Antoniw that the non-unionised workforces are, by...
Suzy Davies: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Thank you, everyone who has taken part in the debate today. Shall we just begin by welcoming the assistance provided by both our Governments? Just to make it clear that the Welsh Conservatives here do appreciate some of the things that the Welsh Government has done here, but we have some questions to ask you. I just want to start with a point that Russell George made...
Suzy Davies: Thank you very much, Jenny, for bringing this forward. I think it's one of those debates where people will be called 'brave' for speaking out. I think 'spilling your guts' is actually going to have a little bit more of a literal meaning in the rest of this debate than others may be comfortable with. Joyce talked about the economic effect on women, but I think it's worth bearing in mind as...
Suzy Davies: Minister, I suspect you know the impact of these applications on the view of farming families in Gower, as one has been turned down very recently not so very far away from you. Locals are not best pleased that they have to jump through various hoops in order to keep their young people living in the area, where some of these One Planet development applications do tend to come from people...
Suzy Davies: Minister, under your proposals, farmers will need to make changes to their business models, producing more and thinking about different products with less, and Brexit will bring both threats and opportunities in its wake. How is your department working with colleges and universities to ensure that our young entrepreneurs—Welsh speaking—do see agriculture as an exciting, modern and ethical...
Suzy Davies: Thank you. Again, I call on Janet Finch-Saunders.
Suzy Davies: Thank you. I again call on the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, Mick Antoniw.
Suzy Davies: The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? No. The motion is therefore agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Suzy Davies: The next item is item 12, a statutory instrument consent motion on the Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. I call on the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government to move the motion—Hannah Blythyn.
Suzy Davies: I call on the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government to reply to the debate.
Suzy Davies: Diolch. Janet Finch-Saunders.
Suzy Davies: I call on the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, Mick Antoniw.
Suzy Davies: Thank you. I call on the Chair of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee, John Griffiths.
