:00:11. > :00:17.Even the UK Government admits it is largest environmental threat to
:00:18. > :00:24.public health in the UK. A cross-party group if the House of
:00:25. > :00:29.Commons called it a public health emergency, these quality management
:00:30. > :00:33.areas include an area of Newport Road where I have no less than three
:00:34. > :00:37.primary schools running along it and they are breathing in toxic levels
:00:38. > :00:41.of air at the moment. And the latest plan by the Tories, that was
:00:42. > :00:46.published earlier this month is no more than an options paper, there is
:00:47. > :00:52.nothing in it that even approaches a strategy. One of the options is to
:00:53. > :00:56.have clean air zones where polluting vehicles have to pay to enter them.
:00:57. > :01:02.Obviously, this would be the thing that would make the biggest impact
:01:03. > :01:06.on cutting pollution, but the Tories have passed the buck to Local
:01:07. > :01:13.Authorities with shackles on. They are not allowed to do anything along
:01:14. > :01:18.these lines until for example all buses have been converted from
:01:19. > :01:24.diesel to clean energy, and... Ewe need to come to a question. What is
:01:25. > :01:28.the Welsh Government interpret from this plan and what it sees its
:01:29. > :01:32.responsibility in ensuring that communities like mine are relieved
:01:33. > :01:40.of this aning thing? It is important to note some of the ideas are none
:01:41. > :01:43.devolved. The level of commitment to take action to UK Government action
:01:44. > :01:48.sun clear but as evidence of our commitment to do what we can to
:01:49. > :01:52.improve quality of air we have said in the UK plan within 13 months with
:01:53. > :02:02.will consultant on the proposal for a clean air zone framework for
:02:03. > :02:11.Wales. I commend that study. Yes you look at Germany it has been popular
:02:12. > :02:16.in their city, reducing them by 50% in some cases. They encourage
:02:17. > :02:26.cycling and the like, access to city areas and free parking for cleaner
:02:27. > :02:28.vehicles, and better use of existing infrastructure, that is
:02:29. > :02:33.redesignating for pedestrians and cyclist, I do think we should have
:02:34. > :02:36.the ambition to declare Cardiff a clean air zone, I encourage do you
:02:37. > :02:39.do that as soon as possible. We are encouraging local authorities to
:02:40. > :02:45.create more cycle routes, the act is evidence of that and the proposalses
:02:46. > :02:50.for a metro, which will lead to better and quicker journeys on
:02:51. > :02:54.public transport, taking peel out of their cars white the Metro will
:02:55. > :02:59.reduce emissions from the current all diesel rolling stock, clean air
:03:00. > :03:05.zones would bring about compliance, before other measurers and in the
:03:06. > :03:12.shortest possible time, we will set out how to ensure the effective
:03:13. > :03:17.implementation of such zones. TRANSLATION: Thank you. Will you
:03:18. > :03:22.confirm that it is the Welsh Government's intention that these
:03:23. > :03:26.air quality management zones do reduce air pollution, particularly
:03:27. > :03:29.in terms of the very small particulates that can go deep into
:03:30. > :03:32.the lungs and are particularly dangerous to children and young
:03:33. > :03:40.people, who walk our cycle to school. And will there be specific
:03:41. > :03:45.targets, within your plans for these air quality zones of. This is
:03:46. > :03:49.something which is being considered at the moment as regards air quality
:03:50. > :03:54.management zones and it is part of the consultation that will take
:03:55. > :03:58.place as has been noted in the British plan.
:03:59. > :04:01.Will the First Minister make a statement on the importance of
:04:02. > :04:04.professional sport to Wales. Professional sports brings a Umber
:04:05. > :04:10.of important benefit tos Wales, particularly to Swansea, I know the
:04:11. > :04:13.member, no doubt he will ask about Swansea City and their campaign to
:04:14. > :04:18.stay in the Premier League. But of course we know the professional
:04:19. > :04:22.sport is a catalyst not just to increase participation rates but can
:04:23. > :04:26.give people in cities and nations a feel-good factor and of course the
:04:27. > :04:32.euros of last year were an example of how that can happen in Wales.
:04:33. > :04:35.Can I highlight the importance of professional sport in promoting the
:04:36. > :04:40.identity of an area and generating wealth. I want to tress the
:04:41. > :04:45.important of Swansea City staying in the Premier League for the area, for
:04:46. > :04:48.tourism in the Swansea bay city region and for named recognition of
:04:49. > :04:52.Swansea, will the First Minister join me in congratulating Swansea on
:04:53. > :04:56.staying in the Premiership, which benefits the whole of Wales? Yes, I
:04:57. > :05:00.do. It is usually important we have a team that not just gets into the
:05:01. > :05:04.Premier League but stays there, also important to note of course, the
:05:05. > :05:08.successful campaign by Newport County to stay in League Two, we all
:05:09. > :05:13.saw the scenes whence the final goal was scored a minute for the end of
:05:14. > :05:16.normal time, I can see the member for Newport East beaming when I
:05:17. > :05:23.mentioned that, but it is true to say professional sport is a hugely
:05:24. > :05:27.important economic catalyst, we know that for example Swansea's presence
:05:28. > :05:32.from the Premier League has been hugely important in creating tourism
:05:33. > :05:35.for the area, in terms of improving hotel rate occupancy and improving
:05:36. > :05:42.spend by visitors to the city and beyond.
:05:43. > :05:45.First Minister, grass roots training in football is so often crucial to
:05:46. > :05:50.future development of I don't think players to a more professional
:05:51. > :05:53.level. Currently however three or four Welsh police forces are
:05:54. > :05:58.investigating allegations of historic child sexual abuse at this
:05:59. > :06:03.level, with the FA chairman calling this the biggest crisis in football.
:06:04. > :06:06.Firm, in North Wales there are several accusations of an historical
:06:07. > :06:12.nature it is felt must be investigated. Steve Walters of the
:06:13. > :06:16.offside trust and PC Mike Smith, both of whom have suffered are
:06:17. > :06:20.leading calls for the FAW to launch a full inquiry. Will you work with
:06:21. > :06:25.your cabinet secretary, to support those call, and in doing so provide
:06:26. > :06:29.an environment where children seeking to fulfil their ambitions in
:06:30. > :06:36.the sport, to a more professional level, are able to do so safely? We
:06:37. > :06:40.know that a safe environment is crucial and young people. We know
:06:41. > :06:44.standard were laxer than they are now, these are mares for if AAW and
:06:45. > :06:49.the police but it is hugely important that as enough assurance
:06:50. > :06:52.as possible can be given that any allegations in the past or indeed
:06:53. > :06:57.the present are investigated fully, so as we can ensure our children and
:06:58. > :07:04.young people continue to have safer environment now and in the future.
:07:05. > :07:08.TRANSLATION: Thank you very much. I was delighted that the assembly
:07:09. > :07:13.unanimously supported a Plaid Cymru amendment to the public Health Bill
:07:14. > :07:16.which will mean there will be a government strategy to tackle
:07:17. > :07:21.obesity and that will be on the face of the bill. I am grateful to
:07:22. > :07:25.members for supporting that, does the First Minister agree that clubs
:07:26. > :07:28.and professional sporting organisations, as well as grass
:07:29. > :07:33.roots sport, have to feed in now to create that strategy, in order to
:07:34. > :07:37.ensure that we have a strategy that can truly tackle the greatest
:07:38. > :07:41.problem perhaps faces us in terms of public health? Yes, that is is
:07:42. > :07:45.right, because although sports in the community is vital to ensure
:07:46. > :07:50.that people are active within the community, professional teams can
:07:51. > :07:54.give an example, especially to young people, they see their heroes coming
:07:55. > :07:58.to talk to them and telling them how important healthy living is, so
:07:59. > :08:08.there is a vital role for professional clubs as regards
:08:09. > :08:13.ensuring that we do address obesity. Swansea City and Newport County FC,
:08:14. > :08:16.they are both important focuses in their communities, and community
:08:17. > :08:21.morale will work in those places as a result of these teams' success,
:08:22. > :08:27.proproblem we have sometimes is that they tend now to be foreign owned,
:08:28. > :08:32.two of the three Football League clubs, well, no, I understand it is
:08:33. > :08:36.not going to be an EU thing, sometimes they become distant from
:08:37. > :08:39.their fan base whereas they are also important assets in the community. I
:08:40. > :08:43.wondered is there any way in which the Welsh Government can help to
:08:44. > :08:47.preserve them this their role as assets in the community? Swansea
:08:48. > :08:52.City did that successfully, Cardiff City, we want to see them back in
:08:53. > :08:57.the Premier League next year, before long, I will have to go round Wales
:08:58. > :09:00.an mention several clubs and wish them success s and all other
:09:01. > :09:05.football clubs in Wales and any sporting clubs playing at any level,
:09:06. > :09:09.the best of luck for next year, he is right, it is hugely important
:09:10. > :09:18.that fans are given the opportunity to own their clubs. Bayern mew snick
:09:19. > :09:24.a model of a club that is fan owned. I worry that where there is is a
:09:25. > :09:28.lack of commitment by some owners, I don't mention Cardiff City, but in
:09:29. > :09:31.some clubs, the question has to be asked are the owners properly
:09:32. > :09:37.committed to the clubs in the way fans could be. We saw the
:09:38. > :09:40.resurrection of Swansea City because of the dedication of supporters who
:09:41. > :09:48.were were willing to put the money in and so it is strongly embedded in
:09:49. > :09:52.the community: Thank you presiding officer, could I welcome back the
:09:53. > :09:55.Cabinet secretary for rural affairs who makes a welcome return to
:09:56. > :09:59.chamber and I wish you hosepipefully in getting over the recent tall you
:10:00. > :10:03.had cabinet secretary. First Minister, you said at the end of
:10:04. > :10:08.April, that Jeremy Corbyn needed to prove himself if he were to become
:10:09. > :10:10.the Prime Minister at the end of this general election, the
:10:11. > :10:13.relationship between the First Minister of Wales, or Scotland or
:10:14. > :10:17.Northern Ireland and the Prime Minister is a very important
:10:18. > :10:20.relationship, and indeed intergovernmentmental relationship.
:10:21. > :10:24.Last week at the campaign launch you failed to mention his name. Last
:10:25. > :10:29.week when the manifesto was leaked out to the press you put a press
:10:30. > :10:34.release out to say it was not your manifesto, then within a couple of
:10:35. > :10:40.hours' time, it was Redacted and changed. Do you believe that Jeremy
:10:41. > :10:43.Corbyn will be the Prime Minister on June 9th That is what I want to see.
:10:44. > :10:46.I have dealt with Theresa May. I see no evidence of strong leader sip
:10:47. > :10:52.from her, she can't answer a straight question. Leadership is
:10:53. > :10:57.about doing lewder debates. We know that in chamber, leadership is about
:10:58. > :10:59.talking to people rather than going to stage-managed events and
:11:00. > :11:04.question, that is what true leadership is about. Those of us,
:11:05. > :11:07.there are receive of us who have had expense of that, that is what
:11:08. > :11:11.leadership is about. I want to make sure we have somebody who is willing
:11:12. > :11:15.to engage in the public not someone who shuts herself off from public.
:11:16. > :11:19.Gaving a straight answer is probably not your strongest card to be stand
:11:20. > :11:23.on to be fair as anyone who has asked you a question in this chamber
:11:24. > :11:28.could attest to. The manifesto of the Labour Party, it talks of
:11:29. > :11:31.establishing tuition fees. Yet your education spokesperson, cabinet
:11:32. > :11:35.secretary said last week, that actually it is not tuition fees that
:11:36. > :11:39.is the problems it is living cost, she said through a press spokesman
:11:40. > :11:43.that Jeremy Corbyn would not be the Prime Minister, how on earth can you
:11:44. > :11:46.have any joined up thinking in your Government, when you have such a
:11:47. > :11:50.dislocate between the message that in the the manifesto and the
:11:51. > :11:56.spending commitments that your sideling up to, day in, day out.
:11:57. > :11:59.Isn't it the case if people vote for Jeremy Corbyn on June 8th you
:12:00. > :12:07.through have a coalition of chaos, as opposed to the strong and stable
:12:08. > :12:13.leadership of Theresa May? I wonder if the leader of the Welsh
:12:14. > :12:17.Conservatives believe Theresa May is a strong leader. When asked on the
:12:18. > :12:20.radio, whether she was supportive of him in his position, she said he is
:12:21. > :12:24.the leader -- testify Welsh Conservatives. Stunningly true as a
:12:25. > :12:28.fact but hardly a great vote of confidence in him. We are proud of
:12:29. > :12:33.the manifesto that we are standing on, it offers great hope for our
:12:34. > :12:36.people, one thing we note is that the diamond review, has put students
:12:37. > :12:40.in Wales ahead of those in England. What we know of course, is that if
:12:41. > :12:44.the Tories won the general election students would be hammered harder,
:12:45. > :12:47.they will be forced to pay more, so one thing we know is that the
:12:48. > :12:51.students will never be in a position where they are better off under the
:12:52. > :12:56.Conservatives. You cut off the quote which you went
:12:57. > :13:05.on to say what a good job I am doing. Doing. She went. If you look
:13:06. > :13:10.at who the offer is on June 8th, it is an offer from the Welsh
:13:11. > :13:15.Conservatives today, to establish, to establish Severn Bridge tolls an
:13:16. > :13:21.deliver a shot in the arm of ?100 million to the Welsh economy. ?100
:13:22. > :13:25.million. Against the fiscal illiteracy we see coming out of
:13:26. > :13:29.Labour, that I notice the First Minister has not signed up to or
:13:30. > :13:32.committed to today yet he sat in a meeting of the National Executive
:13:33. > :13:36.and put his hand up to spend billions that this country has not
:13:37. > :13:41.got. It St a fact that if you want to get rid of Severn Bridge tolls
:13:42. > :13:45.and put ?100 million into the Welsh economy you need to vote for the
:13:46. > :13:49.Welsh Conservatives under the strong and stable leadership of Theresa
:13:50. > :13:56.May, unlike the coalition of chaos Jeremy Corbyn...
:13:57. > :13:59.I am generous to the leader of the Welsh kith. I want him to stay as
:14:00. > :14:03.their leader. Theresa May doesn't. Theresa May doesn't. So I will
:14:04. > :14:10.offer, he is right, I want him to stay, but Theresa May doesn't, and
:14:11. > :14:14.that is chaos for you, he stands there, within the chutzpah to claim
:14:15. > :14:19.that establishing the Severn Bridge toll is his idea and his party's
:14:20. > :14:23.idea. For how many years have we stood here and demand the end of
:14:24. > :14:29.toll? Be were told by his party it was too expensive. We saw estimated
:14:30. > :14:33.between 20 and ?120 million a year of how much it would cost. Now it is
:14:34. > :14:36.7 million. I welcome their conversion, I welcome their
:14:37. > :14:41.conversion, but at the end of the day, let us face it, the
:14:42. > :14:44.Conservatives would not have established the Severn Bridge tolls
:14:45. > :14:58.if it wasn't for the action taken by this Welsh Government.
:14:59. > :15:04.The Shadow exit secretary was in Wales a few days ago and I see that
:15:05. > :15:08.he said Conservative Brexit negotiations posed a danger to the
:15:09. > :15:12.successful campaign to recruit more doctors in Wales. Can the first
:15:13. > :15:18.secretary tell us how many extra doctors from the EU this campaign
:15:19. > :15:23.has managed to recruit? We know that 5.8% of our staff are from the EU.
:15:24. > :15:27.There is interest from the UK and abroad. Every single health system
:15:28. > :15:30.competes in the world market. It is folly to think somehow the UK can
:15:31. > :15:39.train and recruit all of its own doctors in the UK. What we need are
:15:40. > :15:43.fewer doctors and nurses from abroad, nobody said that, it is
:15:44. > :15:49.vital it is still seen as a welcoming place to people. I agree
:15:50. > :15:53.with that. Seven extra doctors have been recruited this year compared to
:15:54. > :15:58.last year. None of whom perhaps will have come from the EU. Therefore
:15:59. > :16:02.this seems rather irrelevant to the whole subject of the Brexit
:16:03. > :16:06.negotiations. Keir Starmer seem to be trying to instil some sort of
:16:07. > :16:13.fear into the minds of those who might be susceptible to his words,
:16:14. > :16:17.that after Brexit, we will turn away potential doctors and nurses from
:16:18. > :16:21.United Kingdom. I'm sure the First Minister knows in his heart of
:16:22. > :16:25.hearts that this is a preposterous idea and four example in Australia,
:16:26. > :16:31.they have strict immigration system is based on points, awarded in order
:16:32. > :16:36.to fill various skills gaps in the economy at the United Kingdom are
:16:37. > :16:41.just the same. So why did you get bored with the Brexit negotiations
:16:42. > :16:46.and try to make a success, instead of being obstacle to progress all
:16:47. > :16:50.the time? But handled badly, doctors and nurses will get the impression
:16:51. > :16:54.that the UK does not want them. It is already there, because the issue
:16:55. > :16:59.of mutual recognition of residency has not yet been dealt with. Nobody
:17:00. > :17:04.wants to see people not being able to stay in the UK or UK citizens
:17:05. > :17:12.unable to stay in the EU but there is no agreement on it yet. It needs
:17:13. > :17:16.to be dealt with as possible. -- it needs to be dealt with as quickly as
:17:17. > :17:22.possible. My fear is that we end up with a cap on immigration every
:17:23. > :17:27.year. That there is a cap in each sector, that the city gets the
:17:28. > :17:31.lion's share, to protect banking and finance, and because of that cap, we
:17:32. > :17:34.are unable to recruit doctors and nurses into Wales. I think that
:17:35. > :17:42.would be a foolish way of dealing with it. Any cap introduced will
:17:43. > :17:53.work in such a way to prevent NHS filling skills gaps, that is not
:17:54. > :17:57.true. There was an in-depth study of the impact of migration at wage
:17:58. > :18:01.levels and at the lower end of the scale, people like waiting staff and
:18:02. > :18:05.cleaners in the health service, it concluded that unlimited immigration
:18:06. > :18:12.from the EU and other parts of the world or unskilled and semiskilled
:18:13. > :18:17.workers, reduces wages by a factor of 2%, in relation to a 10% rise in
:18:18. > :18:21.the proportion of immigrants in those sectors. What is happening is
:18:22. > :18:25.that wage levels are being compressed for the people who can
:18:26. > :18:30.least afford it while there is no danger, as a result of the Brexit
:18:31. > :18:35.negotiations, the number of doctors and nurses being recruited from
:18:36. > :18:44.outside the UK. If there is to be a cap, a cap is a cap. We need to
:18:45. > :18:47.avoid it. 80,000 EU citizens in Wales at 3 million people saw a tiny
:18:48. > :18:51.proportion of the population. I take your point that many feel wages are
:18:52. > :18:56.being depressed as a result. Part of that lives in the failure to
:18:57. > :19:02.prosecute for minimum wage legislation. No prosecution at all
:19:03. > :19:04.as far as I'm concerned. His former parties were against the minimum
:19:05. > :19:10.wage and that would have driven wages down even further. There is
:19:11. > :19:14.exploitation. I have heard stories of exploitation of EU citizens
:19:15. > :19:19.coming to Wales. That needs to be cracked down on and prosecuted. In
:19:20. > :19:23.the same way that those who tried to employ people below the minimum
:19:24. > :19:25.wage, trying to get around employment legislation, should be
:19:26. > :19:28.prosecuted according to the law at the law should be strengthened to
:19:29. > :19:39.make sure no one is exploited in the future. Last week of the successful
:19:40. > :19:44.time to change campaign launched a pilot scheme in nine schools to
:19:45. > :19:48.tackle mental health discrimination and stigma. If this scheme is
:19:49. > :19:52.successful, we should see more young people coming forward to seek help
:19:53. > :19:57.for problems that they might have. Can you tell us what additional
:19:58. > :20:02.funds you have made available for school councillors and for training
:20:03. > :20:06.for teachers to deal with this? Every school has a school
:20:07. > :20:15.councillor. We have ring-fenced funding for help and put more money
:20:16. > :20:18.into it and we have seen a massive reduction in waiting times. We have
:20:19. > :20:21.not seen a massive reduction in waiting times. You can fairly say
:20:22. > :20:27.waiting times are no worse than they were before but you can't say they
:20:28. > :20:32.are improved. It is not clear at all what those improved outcomes are
:20:33. > :20:35.from this extra spending. What we do know is that the number of children
:20:36. > :20:39.requiring counselling is going up and that's a good thing because
:20:40. > :20:44.hopefully that means the problems can be prevented before they become
:20:45. > :20:48.severe and require specialist help. However, we know that many schools
:20:49. > :20:53.do not have enough councillors or teachers with trading to help those
:20:54. > :20:59.pupils who may need it. Also, we have seen a reduction in local
:21:00. > :21:03.authority youth workers, a staggering 40% in that workforce, as
:21:04. > :21:08.a decrease. This is clearly going to have an impact on whether the
:21:09. > :21:12.children experiencing the low-level mental health problems are going to
:21:13. > :21:15.be able to get the support that they need, particularly as your
:21:16. > :21:20.Government has raised the threshold for access in specialist cams
:21:21. > :21:25.services. I spoke recently to someone who works with care levers,
:21:26. > :21:30.who told me that they are only able to refer young people who are at
:21:31. > :21:35.risk of suicide. They have no capacity in the system to work on
:21:36. > :21:39.mental health prevention. If that situation acceptable to you? When is
:21:40. > :21:46.there going to be an early intervention service that is so
:21:47. > :21:49.badly needed? There is a councillor in each secondary school in Wales
:21:50. > :21:53.and health boards have committed to reach the target by the end of
:21:54. > :22:00.March. They have made great strides to reduce waiting times. We have
:22:01. > :22:06.seen the potential of cams referrals seen within 28 days ago from 21%
:22:07. > :22:13.last year to 84.5% in February this year. That's an enormous improvement
:22:14. > :22:18.in the time required to get a first appointment. The money we put in,
:22:19. > :22:25.together with the counselling available in schools, is paying for
:22:26. > :22:30.it. It is true to say that the waiting lists are no worse than
:22:31. > :22:34.before and overall, you cannot say, throughout Wales, that they are
:22:35. > :22:39.better. Children and young people with mental health difficulties go
:22:40. > :22:44.an average of ten years, ten years, before they receive specialist help.
:22:45. > :22:48.These are the people who are likely to be the most ill and also who cost
:22:49. > :22:53.our service is the most money. It didn't have to happen this way. We
:22:54. > :22:58.have the kind of teenage mental health early intervention scheme,
:22:59. > :23:03.that we don't have that we badly need. We know that self harm is the
:23:04. > :23:08.second biggest killer of teenage girls globally. Are we going to have
:23:09. > :23:12.to wait for 16-year-olds to have the vote before the mental health of our
:23:13. > :23:19.children and young people get the proper priority it deserves? Some of
:23:20. > :23:23.us do have children and I have a 16-year-old daughter so I know the
:23:24. > :23:26.pressures that exist on the young, particularly through social media,
:23:27. > :23:32.something that didn't exist when I was 16. I know some of the things
:23:33. > :23:35.that said online and I know that when youngsters are at their most
:23:36. > :23:39.vulnerable in terms of their confidence, they can deeply affected
:23:40. > :23:48.by it. You didn't listen to the figures I gave. The percentage of
:23:49. > :23:53.cams... She can shout as much as she once, she has had three questions
:23:54. > :23:57.already. Betsy is an example of what has happened around Wales and the
:23:58. > :24:06.levels of cams referrals around Wales there has gone up. The figures
:24:07. > :24:11.needed to improve, we knew more buddy had to be put in as the
:24:12. > :24:18.demands on the service grew and we are delivering young people. Could
:24:19. > :24:21.the First Minister make a statement on the progress of the Welsh
:24:22. > :24:25.Government commitment to raise the capital limit for those entering
:24:26. > :24:34.residential care? We aren't delivering this, commitment is
:24:35. > :24:41.underway, we have provided local authorities with ?4.5 million in
:24:42. > :24:44.2017 - 18 to deliver that increase. I commend the Welsh Government of
:24:45. > :24:47.taking early steps to deliver on this pledge to raise the capital
:24:48. > :24:53.limit to more than double over the life of this Assembly term to
:24:54. > :24:59.?50,000. We now offer that the only asset our constituents have is that
:25:00. > :25:02.home so more than doubling it is a disproportionately great benefit on
:25:03. > :25:07.what they can pass on to their relatives at some point. There is
:25:08. > :25:10.also to be a full disregard of the disablement pension being introduced
:25:11. > :25:14.in Wales which means Welsh veterans no longer have to use any part of
:25:15. > :25:17.this to pay for the care they need. This is part of us honouring our
:25:18. > :25:23.covenant with those who put their lives on the line for the country.
:25:24. > :25:28.If the First Minister has any idea what sort of numbers we can be
:25:29. > :25:34.talking about of those who may benefit from this excellent policy?
:25:35. > :25:38.The initial increased to 30,000 will benefit around 250 people, the
:25:39. > :25:50.increased to 50,000 will benefit around a thousand people. We support
:25:51. > :25:53.the improvement in this policy, particularly the part relating to
:25:54. > :25:58.the veterans this regard, but is this savings camp really the best
:25:59. > :26:05.you can do for people who have tried very hard. In order for people to
:26:06. > :26:09.save more? Jeremy Corbyn has recently said that he is not
:26:10. > :26:15.wealthy, despite earning more than ?138,000 each year and House prices
:26:16. > :26:19.in Wales are averaging ?175,000 a year. Don't you agree that the
:26:20. > :26:23.?100,000 cap pledge by Welsh Conservatives probably reflects more
:26:24. > :26:27.realistically the Hardwick people have put in turning this money
:26:28. > :26:31.during the course of their lives? The pledge the Welsh Conservatives
:26:32. > :26:38.have was not costed properly. There is a cost to how much such a policy
:26:39. > :26:42.would cost. 25% roughly of care home residents in Wales will benefit from
:26:43. > :26:45.this policy. It's another example of a Welsh Government keeping its
:26:46. > :26:52.promises as we have done for the past six years. Will be First
:26:53. > :26:56.Minister make a statement of the progress made on the Welsh
:26:57. > :27:04.Government's industrial strategy? We will beat publishing our strategy
:27:05. > :27:07.before the summer recess. I know the Government understands the
:27:08. > :27:11.importance of manufacturing and engineering industries. They are
:27:12. > :27:13.strengths within the Welsh economy. But the UK Government seems to
:27:14. > :27:24.recognise the same thing and places steel towards the bottom of it. We
:27:25. > :27:29.need to attract more manufacturing. We need to provide more premises of
:27:30. > :27:33.a larger footprint, 25,000 square feet plus to make sure those
:27:34. > :27:37.factories are there for them to come into. What are you doing to make
:27:38. > :27:41.sure there are sufficient numbers of buildings to attract both inward
:27:42. > :27:46.investment in manufacturing and also to allow industries to expand? We
:27:47. > :27:51.work with manufacturers and others to look at buildings as they become
:27:52. > :27:56.available. Aston Martin, it happened there and that was very useful. In
:27:57. > :28:00.terms of being able to attract them. We worked closely with all
:28:01. > :28:04.businesses to assess their needs in terms of future expansion. Where
:28:05. > :28:09.they seek to do that, we usually are able to work within the source
:28:10. > :28:15.buildings. First Minister, Jeremy Corbyn has set out plans for
:28:16. > :28:21.sweeping Government intervention in our industry, including taking parts
:28:22. > :28:25.of Britain's energy industry into public ownership alongside the
:28:26. > :28:29.railways and Royal Mail. That is the biggest state intervention in our
:28:30. > :28:34.economy for decades. Do you endorse Jeremy Corbyn's approach, which I
:28:35. > :28:39.certainly believe would take Wales back to the 1970s, and do you agree
:28:40. > :28:44.with your party leader when he says that private transport operators
:28:45. > :28:50.cannot be trusted with having passengers' best interests at heart?
:28:51. > :28:53.Anyone who says the energy market is good for consumers must be living in
:28:54. > :28:58.a different universe to the rest of us. Time and time again, governments
:28:59. > :29:02.have recognised the current system doesn't work. Energy was cheaper
:29:03. > :29:11.proportionally in the 1970s and we had major investments. He talks
:29:12. > :29:17.about the railways, the last major investment in intercity helped in
:29:18. > :29:22.1977. It was under a Labour Government. Since then, no major
:29:23. > :29:27.investment in the mainline. We are still waiting for electrification.
:29:28. > :29:30.Still waiting for electrification to Cardiff and Swansea, where has that
:29:31. > :29:38.gone? Not delivered by the party opposite. No sign yet from the
:29:39. > :29:44.Conservatives. No one can argue the railways presently are delivering
:29:45. > :29:47.value for money. They cost more for the taxpayer now that they did when
:29:48. > :29:51.they were nationalised because of the way it was done. There needs to
:29:52. > :29:54.be more reality from the Conservatives and above all, they
:29:55. > :29:57.need to deliver on their promises for energy and railed and they had
:29:58. > :30:01.been an abject failure in that sense.
:30:02. > :30:08.We certainly need new ideas when it comes to economic strategy because
:30:09. > :30:11.the old ideas haven't worked, have they? We are poorer now, relative to
:30:12. > :30:18.the rest of the UK, than when Labour first took office in 1997 at
:30:19. > :30:27.Westminster and here in the Assembly in 1999. So can the First Minister
:30:28. > :30:32.explain what new ideas Labour has to transform our economy and given the
:30:33. > :30:36.fact that you've been in power in Wales for almost 20 years and for a
:30:37. > :30:40.good proportion of that time in Westminster as well, what's kept
:30:41. > :30:44.you? Where have those transformational ideas been up until
:30:45. > :30:50.now? Where was his party when for four years his party was in charge
:30:51. > :30:54.of the economy in Wales? I don't... That is something they would rather
:30:55. > :30:58.forget about, conveniently. He asked for new ideas, the vallis task force
:30:59. > :31:02.is moving forward with new ideas for the valleys. We are looking how we
:31:03. > :31:06.develop ourselves as an international presence again,
:31:07. > :31:12.because we know we have to look outside to new countries for
:31:13. > :31:20.investment. The Airlink is extremely important. Major investment such as
:31:21. > :31:25.Aston Martin, General dynamics, coming to Wales. The next challenge
:31:26. > :31:29.will cause is to improve GDA. He is correct about that but certainly as
:31:30. > :31:34.far as job creation is concerned, as far as reaching out to the world is
:31:35. > :31:37.concerned, as far as getting investment income of the best
:31:38. > :31:44.figures for 30 years last year, this Welsh Government is delivering. Will
:31:45. > :31:47.the First Minister outline the Welsh Government's approach to investing
:31:48. > :31:53.in capital infrastructure projects against Wales? It is a focus on
:31:54. > :31:57.maximising the resources we have available and targeting these on the
:31:58. > :31:59.areas where they have the biggest impact in boosting the economy,
:32:00. > :32:04.supporting our communities and connecting all parts of Wales. It
:32:05. > :32:09.was welcome news that the finance secretary stated ?1 billion mutual
:32:10. > :32:16.investment model will be used to fund infrastructure projects in
:32:17. > :32:18.Wales. This includes social infrastructure and 21st century
:32:19. > :32:27.schools programme, but also the final of the a 40592, vital for my
:32:28. > :32:30.own constituency. How does the Welsh Government plan to use similar
:32:31. > :32:34.approaches to invest in infrastructure and benefit the
:32:35. > :32:39.people of Wales in the future? We are facing unprecedented challenges
:32:40. > :32:40.to public finances so it is vitally important we unlock all
:32:41. > :32:45.opportunities to boost infrastructure investment. As well
:32:46. > :32:48.as the ?1 billion in capital infrastructure investment we are
:32:49. > :32:51.committed to delivering through the innovative finance model, we are
:32:52. > :32:57.also using innovative ways of funding capital investment to the
:32:58. > :33:01.250 million extension to the housing grant and 150 million coastal risk
:33:02. > :33:05.management programme and they are in addition to the ?1 billion of direct
:33:06. > :33:12.capital borrowing as a result of the Wales act 2014. First Minister, last
:33:13. > :33:16.year's UK budget provided a valuable boost to capital infrastructure
:33:17. > :33:19.spending in Wales and shows what can be achieved when Welsh and UK
:33:20. > :33:23.governments work together. Do you agree with me that the projects that
:33:24. > :33:27.you mentioned, the welcome agreement on a Cardiff City deal and today's
:33:28. > :33:32.announcement on the scrapping of the Severn Bridge tolls shows what can
:33:33. > :33:41.be achieved and the Welsh Government and yourself are much better working
:33:42. > :33:44.with Theresa May than Jeremy Corbyn? There is some truth to that question
:33:45. > :33:47.and I give you credit for that but the answer is quite simply no, I
:33:48. > :33:54.would rather work with Jeremy Corbyn. But secondly, yes, I think
:33:55. > :33:58.it is right that at a time when there is no election and Welsh and
:33:59. > :34:01.UK governments are able to work together, city deal is an example of
:34:02. > :34:05.that but when it comes to the Severn Bridge tolls, we have been pushing
:34:06. > :34:09.for this for years. An example of working together is we have made the
:34:10. > :34:13.case and hallelujah, the UK Government has converted, I welcome
:34:14. > :34:16.that as well but it does show how important it is to have a strong
:34:17. > :34:21.team here in the Welsh Government to keep on pushing a Tory Government so
:34:22. > :34:29.they deliver things such as the ending of the Severn Bridge toll,
:34:30. > :34:33.which we have called for four years. In terms of the three stage process
:34:34. > :34:36.for assessing proposals the new railway stations in Wales, you are
:34:37. > :34:39.no doubt aware that some campaigners are calling for the reopening of
:34:40. > :34:44.certain stations which failed to make the second stage and feel
:34:45. > :34:50.aggrieved, including members of action groups. In light of that, and
:34:51. > :34:53.in the interest of transparency, will your Government be prepared to
:34:54. > :35:00.share the results of the cost benefit analysis in moving from
:35:01. > :35:04.stage one to stage two? I see no difficulty in doing that, it is
:35:05. > :35:10.important it is shared so we can see what the methodology is. Will the
:35:11. > :35:16.First Minister make a statement on the Welsh medium stream back in high
:35:17. > :35:19.school? I cannot comment further on those proposals the change because
:35:20. > :35:26.there is a potential role for the Welsh Government and that position
:35:27. > :35:33.cannot be... I of course understand. This is the opposite to the
:35:34. > :35:38.situation which we faced, weather was parental opposition to the
:35:39. > :35:44.changing of the status of the school to a medium school. There is a
:35:45. > :35:49.feeling in the locality in Brecon that this proposal for closure has
:35:50. > :35:52.become a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, because the council has
:35:53. > :35:58.for many years had a proposal to close down and provided free
:35:59. > :36:03.transport to alternative schools for parents so it is not surprising that
:36:04. > :36:06.parents who want to have their children taught through the medium
:36:07. > :36:09.of Welsh are exploring other opportunities, but the school rolls
:36:10. > :36:14.levels. I hold back then it hope the levels. I hold back then it hope the
:36:15. > :36:21.First Minister would agree I have tried to be honest and nonpartisan
:36:22. > :36:24.and helpful, so what I would like to ask the First Minister is in
:36:25. > :36:33.addition to the acknowledged policy, which I think is a correct one,
:36:34. > :36:36.bringing parents with us and going with the grain, is it not the case
:36:37. > :36:40.of where they want their children taught through the medium of Welsh
:36:41. > :36:44.to make it as easy as possible for them and requiring children to go on
:36:45. > :36:48.a bus journey of over an hour in each direction each day is not
:36:49. > :36:53.likely to bring more parents into the net of wanting to have their
:36:54. > :36:56.children taught through the medium of Welsh? Without commenting on this
:36:57. > :37:00.individual case, what can the First Minister do to make it easier for
:37:01. > :37:06.parents in this situation that we find in Brecon to have their wishes
:37:07. > :37:09.satisfied? If I can speak generally, the leader of Ukip is correct in
:37:10. > :37:14.that in many parts of Wales, the length of the journey time to get to
:37:15. > :37:17.a Welsh medium school puts parents. Particularly true in some parts of
:37:18. > :37:20.Wales weather is a Welsh medium primary school but a substantial
:37:21. > :37:27.journey to the secondary school. Monmouthshire is an example that
:37:28. > :37:32.springs to mind. Steps must be taken to ensure they are able to access
:37:33. > :37:36.secondary education, particularly more locally. Generally, local
:37:37. > :37:39.authorities have to produce their strategic plans. We look at those
:37:40. > :37:42.plans and if we judge them to be inadequate, we do not approve those
:37:43. > :37:47.plans. It is for local authorities all across Wales to show they are
:37:48. > :37:56.providing sufficient access to Welsh medium education in order that those
:37:57. > :38:01.plans to be effective. The Welsh Government has an ambition to see a
:38:02. > :38:06.million Welsh speakers by the year 2050. In order to reach that target,
:38:07. > :38:09.we need to get as many children as possible starting their education
:38:10. > :38:13.through the medium of Welsh and as you have said, it is difficult for
:38:14. > :38:17.you to discuss this individual issue but as a matter of general
:38:18. > :38:20.principle...