Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: First Minister, as you’ll know, library services are a valued community asset, so much so that, in Narberth, and also in Newport in Pembrokeshire, local communities are working with Pembrokeshire County Council to keep libraries open as a community-managed resource in the face of Tory austerity cuts. Would you join me in thanking those volunteers for their efforts in supporting the...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Many farmers in Pembrokeshire and elsewhere in Wales have already diversified into tourism. Given the vote taken on the referendum—and Paul has already mentioned the fact that there is so much uncertainty among farmers now—will the Welsh Government do more to promote tourism and to encourage more farmers to go down that particular route?
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Thank you, Ysgrifennydd, for that. There are other projects, of course, that have been funded with European Investment Bank funding, including the Swansea campus, the A55 and, crucially, projects that are in the pipeline like the south Wales metro. Now, the European Union treaty is clear that members of the European Investment Bank must be members of the European Union. Nevertheless, the...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: 4. What use has the Welsh Government made of the European Investment Bank loans? OAQ(5)0004(FLG)
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I nominate David Rees.
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: I nominate Jenny Rathbone
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Can I intervene, sorry? If you’re talking about car components—and there are a lot of car components made in Wales—then that figure is actually 9.8 per cent, which is almost 10 per cent. That would make a lot of car component factories in Wales uncompetitive, which would mean jobs would be lost and that means there’d be less tax, less money to pay for our NHS and less money to pay for...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Thank you, Presiding Officer. In over a week’s time, the people of Wales will have a huge responsibility: the responsibility of deciding what kind of future we want for our country. Do we want to live in an introverted, narrow country or live in an outward-looking nation that understands that if we want to have influence in the world we need to collaborate with our closest neighbours? This...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Thank you for that response. It’s obvious that climate change is already having an impact on many of our communities, particularly in Mid and West Wales, with areas such as Powys and Talybont suffering from flooding. Would the First Minister agree that it would be of benefit to Wales to ensure that we respect European laws that demand that we have renewable energy and that we should adhere...
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: 3. What action is the Welsh Government taking to help tackle the problem of climate change? OAQ(5)0030(FM)
Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan: Carwyn Jones.