Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:55 pm on 7 March 2023.
No, I'm absolutely not suggesting that that is our policy aim at all. [Laughter.] I'm just saying that unless we keep control of this policy initiative, that is what could happen, because there's no shortage of multinational suppliers who would like to do that.
So, the food security issues, we've all rehearsed recently. There's a shortage of chefs in schools. We are not going to be able to afford this in the long term unless the money that we are investing in school meals is also staying in local economies, with local businesses, rather than the profits being exported.
Lastly, I just want to highlight the challenges we face around buses. I was very reassured to hear the First Minister saying about the work of the Deputy Minister for Climate Change that's going on with the bus companies to ensure that we are going to maintain the bus services as far as we possibly can, because the worst-case scenarios are pretty frightening, and my constituents will simply not be able to get to work or get to visit their friends and families if we don't have the bus services that people without cars absolutely rely on. So, I see I've run out of time. Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer.