Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:52 pm on 31 January 2017.
Could I ask once again for a statement from the Cabinet Secretary on the local government settlement for Newport please? I have been inundated with concerns from taxi drivers in Newport about recent acts of vandalism, particularly in the Ringland and Alway areas. Stones, eggs and bricks have been thrown at cars, including emergency vehicles, which is really a shame, causing considerable damage and actually is a danger to public health. It seems the police are under-resourced there. The recent poor local government settlement for Newport is bound to put pressure on budgets aimed at tackling the social problems in these districts that can lead to such anti-social behaviour. There are certain areas, Cabinet Secretary, that, in the night time, are really no-go areas in Newport, which is really not good in this century. Could we have statement on this matter urgently, please?