Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:07 pm on 20 September 2016.
Well, first of all, this isn’t a document with all the detail, as he will understand, because this is a strategic document to give you the Government’s direction. As regards carbon, one of the things that we can’t do anything about are the non-devolved issues, but that doesn’t mean to say that we’re not going to do anything because of that. We must ensure that fewer and fewer people travel in cars. That’s one thing that we can do. But we know, of course, that we must support industries such as the steel industry to reduce the emissions here. But we must also ensure that we don’t do anything that creates a situation where they move out of Wales. So, there is a balance that we must strike there.
As regards TB, TB is still important. We know that we must continue to reduce the number of stock that are actually infected with TB, and that’s crucial for rural areas; I understand that.
As regards Communities First, everything, of course, is considered in the budget process. The budget itself has not been presented to the Assembly as yet, but it’s true to say that, while we are progressing some of the pledges in this programme, difficult decisions will have to be made about every department of Government. But what is important is that we should adhere to the four themes that I’ve alluded to, and that’s exactly what we intend to do.