Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:57 pm on 10 December 2019.
So, if I can just start with the last part of Jenny Rathbone's question, you will have heard me just say in answer to Huw Irranca-Davies that is really important, because people have to consider how much public transport costs, if they've got a car, compared with the car. So, we absolutely have to look at that.
I am aware that a clean air Act is in several of the parties' manifestos. I have looked at that and I think most of them don't give timescales for it. Obviously, it was a manifesto commitment of the First Minister. I have committed to bringing forward a White Paper. The reality is—. And I know Andrew R.T. Davies said, 'Oh, you'll blame Brexit', but that has been an issue for my department. We may need to bring forward emergency legislation in order to pay farmers, for instance, next year. I don't what the impact on the legislative programme is going to be if we do leave the European Union. So, I think we have to be pragmatic about this. I think it's very important that we bring the White Paper forward, but I also think it's very important that people recognise that legislation is not the answer for everything and we do need to use the levers that we have.
We need to have a focus, I think, on behavioural change. Having been at COP25 in Madrid for a couple of days—and I've met with many of my ministerial counterparts from around the world—it's really interesting that there has been a significant focus on behavioural change and enabling people to make those changes: not telling them what they can't do, but telling them what they can do, and I will continue to do that. Obviously, raising awareness with people is really important and very much a part of the plan.
In relation to your question around pesticides and schools, I will write to the Member about that. I'm not aware of anything specific that I've written to local authorities about, but I will certainly write to the Member about that.