Rhun ap Iorwerth: We've seen over the past 24 hours the prospect of one part of the UK getting a unique deal, and I reiterate that we in Plaid Cymru want Wales too to be able to benefit from any kind of distinct or special arrangements that would allow us also to be in the single market and the customs union. And nobody in their right minds would want to see a hard border on Ireland—I know the First Minister...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: There are very grave implications for my own constituency, and the 1,000 people working either directly or indirectly in the port of Holyhead, in seeing a hard border at Holyhead. Holyhead is the second most busy port in Britain, in terms of ferries transporting goods. Now, trade is entirely reliant on the free flow of goods, and trade will seek simpler and easier routes. There is already...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: 3. Will the First Minister provide an update on Welsh Government round-table discussions on leaving the European Union? OAQ51414
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Will you take an intervention from me as well? Just on the public sector pay cap, our point in Plaid Cymru really is quite simple: you made a pledge in your election manifesto earlier this year to get rid of the public sector pay cap. You are in a position in Welsh Government here to get rid of it. Whether you think it's possible or affordable or not is neither here nor there. You said you...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: What's that got to do with it?
Rhun ap Iorwerth: You can do it.
Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'There is a risk that the Health Board is unable to meet its statutory responsibilities to provide a primary care service to the population of North Wales.... There is a risk that the Health Board will have difficulty recruiting and retaining high quality staff in certain areas'. I'm concerned about that. We really need to see this Government, which is in charge of Betsi Cadwaladr, start...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Yes, of course.
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you. I appreciate that support.
Rhun ap Iorwerth: There is nothing contentious, of course, in calling for an increase in the level of training. Where there is disagreement between ourselves and the Government is on how we provide that new capacity. There is an ambition for us to develop Bangor University as a centre—or there is a general ambition, if truth be told, to develop Bangor University as a centre of excellence in the area of...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and I speak as Plaid Cymru shadow Secretary for health, but I speak also as a representative of a constituency in the Betsi Cadwaladr region, as do other Members here, and I’m sure I’m speaking on behalf of many of those when I say that communication from constituents, my contact with constituents, show beyond any doubt the strain on that particular...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: I think I'm speaking on behalf of everybody in this Chamber when I say that we all agree with what you have been setting out, in terms of the ability of an independent adjudicator to ask questions in depth and to conduct a useful role. But will you concede that it has been a grave error for this Government, and previous Governments, to refuse to proactively set up the post of independent...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Will you give way, just very briefly? Thank you. What about the perception of the bias of Government deciding how it pursues natural justice in this case?
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you for taking the intervention. Would you accept, though, that in the absence of an independent adjudicator, this was the only model that was open to the Assembly? Once the proposal was made to refer to the scrutiny committee, any attempt through 'delete all' to get rid of that scrutiny process can only be seen by people outside this Welsh Assembly as an attempt to duck public scrutiny.
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you very much. May I, on behalf of the Assembly, send my sympathy to everyone who was affected by the floods? I have visited most of the areas affected and it is heartbreaking to see the impact on homes, the pain and anxiety caused for people, many of them vulnerable, and businesses have suffered—businesses like Becws Glandwr in Llangefni, for example, who couldn't bake for the first...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Thank you very much, Minister. I am aware that you visited Dylan’s prep kitchen in Llangefni at the end of last week. I’m certainly very proud of the economic development that has followed the growth of the Dylan’s business, which has now become a well-known brand across the north-west of Wales over the past few years. That site that you visited is a site that wasn’t built for...
Rhun ap Iorwerth: 1. What plans does the Welsh Government have to promote Anglesey's food and drink industry? OAQ51371
Rhun ap Iorwerth: 2. Will the Cabinet Secretary make a statement on the impact of the recent floods on Anglesey's road network? 75
Rhun ap Iorwerth: What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with organisations in Anglesey prior to the introduction of universal credit in March 2018?
Rhun ap Iorwerth: Yes. A 50-second reply to the debate from the Cabinet Secretary will be interesting to listen to.
