Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 29 January 2019.
First Minister, most people in Wales live in urban areas, and many of our inner urban areas lack sufficient green space. If they were greener, I believe quality of life would be improved, air pollution would be lessened, people would be encouraged to have more of an outdoor life, taking more exercise and enjoying better health, and they would also, I think, feel more strongly linked with nature, so that would increase their appreciation of nature, their understanding of nature and their valuing of it, which I think would feed through into many desirable environmental behaviours, such as not littering as much, less fly-tipping, more participation in recycling schemes, and enjoying nature further afield, outside their immediate areas. So, with those benefits in mind, I wonder what early action Welsh Government will take to make our inner urban areas greener and more enjoyable for our local communities.