Point of Order

– in the Senedd at 3:54 pm on 15 March 2022.

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Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 3:54, 15 March 2022

(Translated)

I have received a request from Janet Finch-Saunders to raise a point of order, and I call on Janet Finch-Saunders.

Photo of Janet Finch-Saunders Janet Finch-Saunders Conservative

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. In my last contribution on the statement put forward by Lee Waters MS, in response to one of my questions about returning sand to Llandudno beach, the response from the Minister was that, basically, as a landlord in Llandudno, that's one of the reasons I was asking the question. Point 1 is that I've been working with the Welsh Government for eight years since that, with regular correspondence, but the main issue here is that it's factually incorrect, so the Chamber has been misled. I am not a landlord in Llandudno, so I would like him to withdraw that statement and I would also like the Record of Proceedings corrected. Diolch.

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 3:55, 15 March 2022

Do you wish to make any comments, Deputy Minister?

Photo of Lee Waters Lee Waters Labour

Well, I'd need to examine the register of interests to see what the relevant register is, and I'm still awaiting an apology from Janet Finch-Saunders for misleading the Chamber about myself. But if I have misled, I'd be happy to. She looks puzzled; I've written to her about it, and she hasn't responded. But the point I was making was a public policy point. She made a point about sand on the beach, and I was making the point that when it comes to flood risk management, the sand on the beach is not a salient consideration. We look at flood protection robustness.

Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 3:56, 15 March 2022

The Deputy Minister has indicated that he will review the Record and he's indicated that if he has misled the Chamber, he will apologise for that occasion. And, Janet, you've put your information on the record for the Senedd, okay? Diolch yn fawr.