Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Of course.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Great. Well, good luck with that one. I hope that the European Union is listening. We would all love that kind of situation to be one that is delivered. We will see what is possible. I think there’s a whole load of issues that need to be considered in the light of Brexit, but I think one thing is clear and that is that we will cease to be a part of the common agricultural policy under any...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I’d like to thank the committee for their work on this report. I think there’s some excellent analysis and statistics, and it’s wonderful to see the Damascene conversion of the former Chair of the committee, Mark Reckless, previously a UKIP Member, on the need to continue to have full access to the European single market. He, I’m sure, is aware of the implications of what that...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I thought you might, Mark. [Laughter.]
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on water quality in Mid and West Wales?
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I would like to thank the First Minister, actually, for his response yesterday to the confidence and supply agreement. I thought his anger—his anger—at the agreement was palpable yesterday, and it was very clear, the dissatisfaction, not just from Wales but also from Scotland, at the fact that today you can have cash for votes. That’s what’s happened here. Some people in this Chamber...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Will you take an intervention?
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I don’t think that what’s contained within the Queen’s Speech makes it sufficiently clear exactly where those powers will lie, and that they should come directly back to us here. The fact that she mentions and assumes that there will be a pan-Britain agriculture policy takes this Chamber for granted, and it’s not acceptable. I would like to ask the more enlightened Members of the...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I thank Plaid Cymru today for bringing this important debate to the table. It follows the discussion yesterday on Brexit and devolution and, of course, it also gives us an opportunity today to consider some of the points that are in the Queen’s Speech. It’s nearly a year now since the people of Wales voted to leave the European Union. It was a decision that I think will create detrimental...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Diolch. In October 2016, Hywel Dda university health board threw away more than 7 per cent of the food it was providing. That’s the worst performing board in Wales. The real shame of this, of course, is that Hywel Dda health board is set in an area that is rich in fresh food produce. I wonder, Cabinet Secretary, how much further you think you can go in terms of co-operating with public...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: 6. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on hospital food standards in Wales? OAQ(5)0189(HWS)
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Of course, yes.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: My understanding, certainly from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, is that they can only promote economic and social development of the area if it’s in relation to points 1 and 2. That’s what I’ve been told very clearly, so if you’re able to do that differently, I’d be very interested to understand how. Unless we create sustainable communities where people can live and work,...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I have the huge privilege of having a home in a national park, in St Davids, and there’s nothing like waking up in the morning and seeing that coastline in front of you. But there are limitations in living in a national park, particularly in terms of construction. It’s a function and a responsibility of national parks to ensure that there is a balance between retaining the beauty of the...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: The Cabinet Secretary has committed to building 20,000 new homes in Wales by 2021 and, of course, the Cabinet Secretary is aware that the affordability of homes in parts of rural Wales is a real issue. I just wondered if the Cabinet Secretary could give an assurance that mid and west Wales, which has approximately one fifth of the population of Wales, will get their share of those 20,000 new...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: 9. Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the building of new homes in Mid and West Wales? OAQ(5)0152(CC)
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: What plans does the Cabinet Secretary have to prepare for the withdrawal of funding from the 2020 Rural Development Plan?
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I think that’s a really good point, and I’d like to invite you, perhaps, to come and address one of our meetings. I think that would be very, very useful because you’re quite right—if we catch them young, if we catch them early, the arts can be a great mechanism for turning people around. I think it’s also important to focus on older people. I think if we’ve got a lot of people...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Sure.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I think we could all do with a bit of social prescribing today. I think it’s been a very difficult day for us all and a very sad day and anything to lift our spirits would help. But I would like to thank the health Secretary for bringing forward this proposal because I think it shows that there is an understanding that there’s more to health than just looking after the physical well-being...
