Carwyn Jones: No, because all the Member raises is frivolous nonsense, as well he knows, and without any basis in fact at all. The adviser is there. I have said that I will refer myself to the adviser in terms of a suggested breach of the ministerial code and that's exactly what will happen.
Carwyn Jones: Yes. We want teaching in Wales to be a first choice profession so that we can attract the very best. In addition to our incentives, we are working with the sector, including the regional consortia, to actively promote the profession, to recruit the very best and brightest individuals into teaching.
Carwyn Jones: No, of course not. That's nonsense. It's to do with the situation of senior civil servants. I'm not responsible for senior civil servants or any other part of—. Sorry, it's not senior civil servants; it's those who are not senior civil servants. I'm not responsible for the civil service. I appoint special advisers. The line manager of special advisers is somebody different in terms of their...
Carwyn Jones: Well, all Members can provide such evidence as they think they have. It's a matter ultimately, of course, for the adviser to decide how the process is then taken forward.
Carwyn Jones: Yes. Any complaints regarding adherence to the ministerial code should be submitted to me as First Minister.
Carwyn Jones: [Inaudible.]—the Conservative Party, and the weakness of the Prime Minister. It is worrying to hear the leader of UKIP say, 'Well, the Prime Minister isn't terribly good at politics'—that perhaps is not the strongest attribute that somebody might have when they are in fact the Prime Minister. There are two options here. Either, first of all, the DUP weren't asked their views, and then...
Carwyn Jones: Well, a great deal of what the Member has said is correct. We have said on several occasions that 70 per cent of the trade between Great Britain and the island of Ireland goes through Welsh ports, and anything that stops that, or is a barrier to that, is something that will cost Holyhead, Pembroke Dock and Fishguard a great deal in jobs and in trade. What is the answer? Well, it’s quite...
Carwyn Jones: I'm not sure it's our responsibility to do that, quite frankly, and the UK Government has said consistently that it's exploring the technology. In other words, it has no idea what technology might be used. Can I say to the Member that there is one example of an entity that is outside the customs union having a border with an entity within the customs union, and that is Gibraltar, and that...
Carwyn Jones: 'No' is the answer. I don't think they had in mind a scenario where, first of all, the UK Government could be shaken down for £1.67 billion, and, secondly, the UK Government was not able to negotiate with the European Union because of a veto held by a small number of Members of Parliament. I don't think that's at all what people had in mind when they voted last year.
Carwyn Jones: Well, we can't allow different parts of the UK to be more favourably treated than others. If one part of the UK is granted continued participation in the single market and customs union, then we fully expect to be made the same offer. Things seem to have moved on though. Where the UK Government was clearly looking to do a deal with the EU yesterday, that deal was torpedoed by the DUP, which...
Carwyn Jones: Yes. First of all, we provided £19 million of recurrent funding for local authorities to work with their service providers to help manage the impact of implementing the national living wage, which we wanted to see. What have we done? Well, we’ve brought forward regulations to improve the terms and conditions of the workforce, requiring providers to provide more transparency in their use of...
Carwyn Jones: The social care workforce delivers a vital public service, and to ensure the sector is sustainable, we’re taking forward actions including tackling zero-hours contracts and low pay, registering workers and developing career pathways, and that will help to raise the status and profile of workers so that social care becomes a positive career choice.
Carwyn Jones: Well, there are three things. I think, first of all, technology has progressed to the point where any new machines should be not just coin machines, but machines where people can use apps to park, or, indeed, machines where people can use their card to pay. Now, I'm fortunate to live in a very progressive Labour-controlled authority in Bridgend where that is possible in the car parks, and...
Carwyn Jones: That is exactly what we wish to see, and we don’t want to see the service that is there at present being reduced in any way.
Carwyn Jones: Yes. Local authority-managed car parks in Wales are managed by local authorities. [Laughter.]
Carwyn Jones: Yes, I think it's important that we look at good examples across Europe. One of the issues that we faced at one time was the wall we'd hit with the devolution boundary and not being able to do as we would want to do in order to make sure that we can be as effective as possible. We know, of course, with the reserved-powers model, there are greater opportunities now for us to develop the kind...
Carwyn Jones: Yes, I am grateful for organisations such as BAWSO, who do offer support for some of the most vulnerable members of the BME community. We have provided £446,000 of funding to BAWSO from the violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence revenue grant during this financial year, and officials recently met with BAWSO service users as part of the survivor engagement framework. And I...
Carwyn Jones: The roll-out of universal credit is a mess. People are left without money—people who need money on a weekly basis. People are left in a situation where they cannot afford to buy things. People are left in a situation of uncertainty, and we know that the UK Government's response to all this is, 'Who cares?' pretty much. Well, we care on this side of the Chamber. We urge the UK Government to...
Carwyn Jones: Could I congratulate the Member for what I think is the first First Minister's question that she has asked? I hope that I am able to give her an answer that is satisfactory to her. We are implementing the national strategy that sets out our action to tackle violence against women and girls, and survivors' voices have to be at the forefront of this work. In recognition of that, we are...
Carwyn Jones: Well, of course, there will be differences between health boards. For example, Betsi Cadwaladr has historically been the best performing health board when it comes to cancer treatment in Wales. But there are disparities. Of course, as the Cabinet Secretary for health and well-being is aware, we look to iron out those disparities and take action where that is needed. Where there is a need, for...
