Thank you. Last week, Vaughan Gething stated that the Welsh Government's position on managing coronavirus was overwhelmingly supported by members of the public, so, let me burst their bubble by quoting from some of the hundreds of e-mails I've received stating otherwise. The scene was set at the start of lockdown by people in isolation stating that they had next to no information from the Welsh Government; it was all coming from Westminster, and that Mr Drakeford, quote, needed to get his finger out.

Welsh Women's Aid wrote to the Deputy Minister that services providing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence support across Wales are in urgent need of ring-fenced emergency funding. Despite previous correspondence, they said that this has not yet been provided. Yesterday, they told committee that the funding announced so far was existing funds.

Hourglass Cymru, formerly Action on Elder Abuse, wrote stating that they're facing a crisis due to the levels of support they're being asked to provide. Responding to the Welsh Government's call for temporary cycle lanes and pavement widening, Guide Dogs Cymru and RNIB Cymru wrote that any unexpected new element within the street environment has the potential to put them at risk.

When I raised RNIB Cymru's concern that blind or partially sighted people are having difficulty getting their groceries, the rural affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths, replied that they will only be allowed priority if they're identified as shielding. 

Bed and breakfast businesses wrote, 'Rebecca Evans, if we don't get the top-up grant, then our business will cease to trade. I'm grossly insulted by the remarks that Ken Skates has made, essentially dismissing us as insignificant, unimportant, unreal businesses that are playing at making a living.'

And, sadly,

'Ken Skates's lack of action is providing fuel to the argument against devolution.'

Holiday let businesses wrote that the guidance from the Welsh Government is not only unfair, but clearly discriminates against holiday letting businesses. There was no consultation with the industry, and that, sadly, a marked lack of confidence is building in the Welsh Government response.

A holiday park business wrote, 'These are desperate times and I'm pleading for the future of my business. I submitted an urgent written question to the First Minister on 30 April asking him to respond to calls by the British Holiday & Home Parks Association Ltd for a specific plan to support tourism businesses in Wales. Other than the holding response, no reply has yet been received.'

Dental practices wrote that England, Ireland and Scotland have commenced planning for reopening of dental practices with strict new protocols, and that there is no reason why Welsh dental practices should not be reopening as soon as they are fully prepared.

A nursing home, which wrote, 'I have grave concern regarding how the access to PPE and health hygiene products in the care sector has been handled and continues to be farcically managed', subsequently wrote stating that five residents had suffered COVID-19-related deaths and that Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board had so far contributed not a single penny towards the COVID-19 crisis. 

A constituent wrote,

'I have a friend who was due to have his kidney removed early April—cancer—and it was put off. He's still waiting and now very unwell. Despite two requests, my wife can't get a scan or x-ray for something that may well be serious.'

Veterinary practices wrote that the veterinary profession has so far been overlooked. The Welsh Government announced £6.3 for hospices, but it's receiving £12 million consequential funding from the UK Government's commitment to fund hospices in England, and hospices wrote,

'We still don't know how the Welsh Government will allocate the additional £5.7 million, but it looks very unlikely that it'll be passed on. Should the crisis last much longer, then hospices will be struggling'.

Recent emails have included,

'We, like most involved in hospitality and tourism in Wales were dismayed by Mark Drakeford's announcement, which offers little hope to our already severely damaged sector.'

'My English estate agent colleagues are now super busy, hugely helping the economy, while we in north Wales are still in lockdown. We could easily open with social distancing measures.'

'The response from the First Minister has been weak, confused and definitely Cardiff and South Wales based', and,

'It is frightening enough to be living through this pandemic, but the shambolic management and politicisation of the crisis by Mark Drakeford and Vaughan Gething, et cetera, is criminal.'

All actual quotes. By seeking to emasculate our motion today, the Welsh Government is simply showing that they still haven't got it.