I agreed, just now, with the description of this being a missed opportunity. We've seen the ending of austerity and the opportunity to have budget increases of a decent amount, and rather than prioritising and sending a key message as to where it's going with that, the tendency, I think, of this budget is to give relatively similar increases across a large number of areas, albeit with some small areas that are prioritised within that.

What I would like to do, though, is compliment the finance Minister on how she's presented the final budget just now. I've made the point on a number of occasions that she's used lots of past speeches to complain at length about Brexit and about austerity, and, actually, I didn't hear either of those today at all, and she stuck to her knitting, if I can use that phrase, of what the Welsh Government responsibilities are. I think we should applaud that.

She criticised the UK Government for its unpredictability in terms of this budget round. I think, to be fair, some of that unpredictability was not of the UK Government's own making, in particular the timing of the election when the House of Commons finally did vote for that. However, I support what Welsh Government is saying about the £200 million of very last minute cuts to capital and financial transaction spending, and I think it's most unsatisfactory for those to come so late in the day. I think UK Government, even if it's formally announced later, should at least be able to informally liaise with Welsh Government again about such potential changes with more time given to them.

The remarks about the flood defences—I concur also. I think Welsh Government—very fair of UK Government to ask them, 'What are you asking for? What's this money going to do?' I think the response that, 'Actually, we need more time for the flooding to go down to inspect and decide what's needed,' is also a very fair response. It's a devolved area, but I welcome Welsh Government asking UK Government for money in this area and that partnership approach, and I hope it will be replicated in other areas.

I think, particularly with floods, I was drawn by a meeting of Confor that Andrew R.T. Davies chaired at lunch time about some of the tree planting initiatives and the links with flood, particularly the ash dieback disease, and how that's the tree, perhaps, that absorbs more water than any other, we were informed. Also, the flooding that we've seen on the Severn, particularly in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, that water has come off Welsh mountains, but it's largely English settlements that have had the consequent flooding. One suggestion, again, in that Confor meeting was—could we not have more planting of trees on the tops of hills, where they would be able to grow, where the heights are appropriate? That doesn't seem to happen because the categorisation of those landscapes as being a particular type of landscape means it's difficult, then, to arrange for tree planting. If there is a climate emergency, if you really do want to change policy in this area, look further at how to smooth the way to more tree planting, particularly in those less costly areas per acre where there would be much more, I think, private interest in doing that tree planting without large-budget subsidies. 

You mentioned, finance Minister, 2020-21—the first supplementary budget. Will we await the first supplementary budget before you will make a statement on your response to the UK budget on 11 March, or will there be a statement beforehand? And can you tell us when you would expect that first supplementary budget to come in? 

We talked a lot about Cardiff Airport. The Government, bravely, are having a debate on that in the coming weeks. I shall save my remarks on that until then.

On the issue of the A55 upgrades, Nick Ramsay says to the Welsh Government, 'Why haven't you done it?' I remind him that, actually, his UK party's manifesto in December specified that they would upgrade the A55 for north Wales if elected at a Westminster level. It's a radical trajectory for devolution, but that is what you said in your manifesto.

Finally, can I welcome the changes that the Minister is saying we'll see in the budget, albeit we're not getting them today, for the supplementary budget, assuming we do have some more headroom with the UK budget? I think both on the housing and homelessness, and particularly, if I may, just because it's an area I've spoken about at every opportunity, the bus services as well as the new electric buses, which I accept are going—some are going—to Caerphilly and Newport as well as to Cardiff, but I think it really is excellent if we are going to see an upward move in bus subsidy. I think that will show Members and stakeholders that Welsh Government is at least listening and engaging in this budget process, and I think that is to be welcomed. 

Finally, the extra money for roads and road maintenance—I welcome that, too, although I wasn't quite clear whether the finance Minister was saying that was part of the climate change category that she introduced. Thank you.