2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:58 pm on 16 July 2019.

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Photo of David Lloyd David Lloyd Plaid Cymru 2:58, 16 July 2019

Can I first of all support Bethan Sayed's call and David Rees's regarding the closure of Godre'rgraig school and specifically what financial support is available from Welsh Government to Neath Port Talbot council? Obviously, it causes some excitement in some quarters. What financial assistance is available directly in this extraordinary situation of a closure of a school urgently?

And my most substantial part is that I would be grateful if you could bring forward on pest control enforcement in Wales, because, locally in the Mayals area of Swansea, residents are hugely frustrated that some of their neighbours are feeding the seagulls at their homes, and there has been a huge increase in the seagull population as a result, resulting in huge problems locally, including residents, children and pets being attacked all hours of the day and night. Now, residents are disappointed that Swansea Council has not taken any action against these residents who are feeding the gulls and attracting the gulls to the area. Now, we know that this is a problem in other parts of Wales too. Recently, Denbighshire County Council has taken a hardline stance in trying to mitigate the problem. If people feed the gulls there, even at their own homes, they can expect a letter warning them there will be legal consequences. Is it possible, therefore, to serve a legal notice requiring people to stop—it is possible, but it's not happening everywhere—feeding the seagulls? It's an inconsistent approach. Will the Welsh Government therefore commit to looking into this issue and issuing consistent guidance to local authorities?