Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:41 pm on 17 January 2017.
You definitely want beer and sandwiches back in Cathays Park, don’t you, First Minister? The people you are repaying are the union general secretaries who have funded Labour up to the tune of £11 million since Jeremy Corbyn became leader. I challenged you to bring forward that autism Bill, which people were genuinely asking for. I have not heard people calling for a trade union Bill here in Wales because they feel they’re discriminated against. The real—[Interruption.]—the real danger is that you will be trailblazing regional pay by bringing this Bill forward, because you will be lowering the threshold for strike action here in Wales, vis-a-vis other parts of the United Kingdom. Most times, when strike action is taken, it is around terms and conditions and pay. So, you will be the trailblazer for regional pay if you continue to push this trade union Bill through the Assembly. But, equally, you should apologise to the people in the autism community—[Assembly Members: ‘Oh.’]—who feel they’ve been let down by you and your legislative programme.