Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:00 pm on 20 October 2020.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:00, 20 October 2020

Well, Llywydd, the reason that we ask people in all parts of Wales to take part in the two-week firebreak period is because we need a national effort—a national effort that would be much enhanced if his party were prepared to support it, rather than attempting all the time to undermine it. I'm hugely grateful to those people from his constituency and other parts of west Wales who've contacted my office to express their support for the actions we are taking. They understand that they are not immune from the way in which coronavirus is spreading elsewhere in Wales. They understand that, unless they are protected too, their local services will come under huge pressure. Unlike the Member, they want to make their contribution to saving lives and saving the NHS here in Wales, and that's what this period will do. That is what the SAGE committee tells us, that is what the chief medical officer tells us, that is what our own technical advisory group tells us. I don't know what the Member thinks he needs that will allow him to believe that his ability to analyse would trump the ability of our scientists or clinicians to do exactly that.

He was right about one thing—that it is impossible that—[Interruption.]