Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:13 pm on 22 May 2019.
Thank you, Presiding Officer. I formally move the motion today in the name of my colleague Darren Millar on the economic performance of Wales.
We won't be supporting the Government's amendment today, as it deletes our entire motion, and it is unfortunate that opposition debates are subject to 'delete all' amendments from the Government. I'm sure the Government could have stretched itself to supporting at least point 3 of our amendment, which calls for more action to improve the Welsh Government through its own economic action plan.
With regard to Plaid's amendment on regional inequality, I agree that the gap between the richest and the poorest parts of the country are a national embarrassment. I'm yet to be convinced that the suggested measures of convening a national economic summit and legislating for a regional renewal Bill are the correct ways to bridge this gap, but we on this side are open to listening to the debate this afternoon and listening to the argument in more detail.