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Group 5: Commencement (Amendment 10) (21 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: Let me just explore a scenario where a couple are in a restaurant or a cafe with a young child. They have hot cups of coffee or a container of hot coffee on the table and the child goes to grab the coffee, and the mother instinctively taps the child's hand to warn it against that. [Interruption.] And then, you have zealots in that cafe, which could be Plaid Cymru AMs or Labour AMs, who choose...

Group 5: Commencement (Amendment 10) (21 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: Yes, I will, of course.

Group 5: Commencement (Amendment 10) (21 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: Whilst my group would rather this Bill was rejected in its entirety, we will be supporting this amendment by Janet Finch-Saunders. The fact of the matter is: this is a bad piece of legislation. It removes the defence of reasonable punishment. Reasonable. What any of us in this Chamber would have thought was reasonable punishment is now not a defence. So, what it does is take it down to the...

2. Business Statement and Announcement (21 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: Could the Minister make a statement regarding the siting of small modular reactors in north Wales? We understand that the consortium led by Rolls Royce is considering building small modular reactors, with Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd tipped as a prime target. We also thought that there were plans to site one on the Wylfa facility on Anglesey and reports seemed to confirm that. But a statement from...

3. Topical Questions: Flybe (15 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: The Brexit Party welcomes the intervention by the UK Government to enable the airline Flybe to continue its operations, as we recognise its importance to Cardiff Airport. There are some who seek to criticise the Government for their support for Flybe, pointing out that no such support package was forthcoming to Thomas Cook. However, do you agree there is no huge cash injection from the...

4. Statement by the Counsel General and Brexit Minister: Update on Regional Investment in Wales (14 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: I thank the Minister for his statement this afternoon. Whilst we welcome all those initiatives outlined in the Minister's statement, including the setting up of the regional investment for Wales steering group, and your extensive engagement with the OECD, it does however beg the question what the Welsh Government has achieved with the billions of pounds received in EU regional funding over...

2. Business Statement and Announcement (14 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: Minister, can we have a statement from the Minister for Education on the parlous state of a number of schools in the South Wales East region? We understand that there are five schools in special measures, three in need of significant improvement, and five where progress is under review following Estyn inspections. Could we also have a statement from the First Minister on the announcement by...

6. Statement by the Chair of the Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform: An update on the work of the Committee ( 8 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: Whilst my party is willing to engage in discussion and debate on the expansion in the number of Assembly Members and the other matters under the committee's remit, we believe that there must be a robust and exhaustive examination into the current role and workload of the existing AMs, which also takes into account the expansion in the workload of the Assembly as a whole. This would then...

1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Managing the Budget ( 8 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: I thank you for that answer, Minister. I'd like to examine one aspect of your budget, and that is the local government settlement. With regard to that, I'd like to quote some figures to you: 2 per cent, 4.2 per cent, and 6.5 per cent. The first figure, of 2 per cent, is the UK inflation rate; the second figure, of 4.2 per cent, is the generous average increase in the budget allocated by your...

1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd: Managing the Budget ( 8 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: 3. Will the Minister make a statement on how the Welsh Government manages its budget? OAQ54852

7. Debate: General Principles of the Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Bill ( 7 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: The public sense and sensibilities with regard to the treatment of animals has changed dramatically over recent decades. What was acceptable in the 1950s is no longer acceptable in the twenty-first century. The welfare of animals, not their entertainment value, should be at the centre of any debate surrounding their use in circuses and indeed in any entertainment scenario. Wild animals belong...

3. Business Statement and Announcement ( 7 Jan 2020)

David Rowlands: Could we have a statement from the Minister with regard to the wilding of upland grazing land? I've been contacted by members of the farming community who are seriously concerned at the degradation of areas that were previously grazed, often for many generations, by cattle, sheep and other livestock. These areas were farmed under proven, traditional management methods. Can the Minister also...

7. Debate on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee Report: Access to Banking (11 Dec 2019)

David Rowlands: Will you take an intervention, please? 

7. Debate on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee Report: Access to Banking (11 Dec 2019)

David Rowlands: Surely, it's not a responsibility—it's a liability of the banks to the communities. 

7. Debate on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee Report: Access to Banking (11 Dec 2019)

David Rowlands: Much of my contribution may have already been said or alluded to, but this is such an important matter that it bears saying several times, or even more. Across Wales, we have seen a demise in the ability to carry out financial transactions in the traditional manner—that is, through the high-street bank. The closure of banks, along with post offices, has caused great difficulty for people in...

1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Tree Planting (11 Dec 2019)

David Rowlands: I thank the Minister for that answer. But, following on from your statement yesterday on your clean air plan, it would seem that the Government is keen on rhetoric but somewhat lacking on commitment. You spoke of such things as healthy resilience, reduction in air pollution both from industry and transport, and the desperate need to increase air quality. And, yet, you fail to mention one...

1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Tree Planting (11 Dec 2019)

David Rowlands: 2. Will the Minister provide an update on progress made in tree planting across Wales? OAQ54842

2. Business Statement and Announcement (10 Dec 2019)

David Rowlands: Could the Minister make a statement on Government initiatives to stimulate the economy of Pontypool and its immediate Valleys communities, including Blaenavon? Pontypool was once a thriving industrial community, with companies such as ICI, formally British Nylon Spinners, which at one time employed some 6,000 people; Panteg Steel Works with around 3,000; Pilkington Glass, 700; and...

QNR: Questions to the First Minister (10 Dec 2019)

David Rowlands: What actions will the Welsh Government take in areas other than transport to achieve its target of reducing all carbon emissions by 80 per cent by 2050?

8. Plaid Cymru Debate: Brexit and Future Trade ( 4 Dec 2019)

David Rowlands: Will you take an intervention?


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