7. 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Borrowing and the Economy

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:34 pm on 10 May 2017.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 4:34, 10 May 2017

Well, if I can deal with the amendments first, Mike, and I will gladly take the—. I was just merely reading what was on the order paper at that stage, to be honest, with a few soundbites.

The amendments, we will not be accepting, as is not surprising. The Government’s ‘delete all’ amendment really does call into question who wrote that amendment, to be honest with you, because, obviously, a lot of the issues there don’t bear any scrutiny at all, and, ultimately, when you look at the fiscal framework and other measures that the UK Government has put in place over the first seven years since 2010 that have led to record rates of employment here in Wales, record rates of inward investment and, of course, a continuing contribution to making sure that Wales’s place within the United Kingdom is safe and secure—it really does make sure that people should vote Conservative at the ballot box on June 8.

Amendment 2 from the Welsh nationalists asks people to recognise that Wales needs to be defended from the prospect of a reckless Conservative UK Government. I have to say the only thing that would be reckless would be making sure that Wales became independent and the devastating consequences that that would have for our Welsh NHS. It was a rich irony to listen to Plaid Cymru talking about a publicly funded, publicly owned NHS when, in fact, the most devastating consequence for the Welsh NHS would be for Wales to become independent and economically not be able to deliver—[Interruption.]—deliver—[Interruption.]—deliver—[Interruption.]—for the people of Wales. I’ll gladly take the intervention from Mike.