10/11/2015 am.pm

After the assembly turned down James Bond and Labour rejected a fly on

the wall documentary we are allowed to put our questions. It is Prime

Minister's questions. Mr Jones does not know the questions in advance.

Expect a North Wales theme with questions on the economic links

between North Wales and North West England and the finances of the

biggest health board in Wales. Expect questions on tidal power and

the first tidal lagoon in the world set for Swansea Bay. Time to take a

look at the questions to the First Minister. The national assembly is

now in session. The first question is from make Anthony. Will he make a

statement on the state of industrial relations on wheels -- in Wales. The

Welsh government encourages industrial relations in Wales. We

can be proud of the good and constructive industrial relations we

have in Wales. Partnerships are being formed over many decades and

the trade union Bill seeks to undermine that good work. We have a

situation in England where we even have junior doctors valeting for

industrial action. Do you think that is much the UK Government could

learn from the positive experience we have had in Wales? Yes it is

appalling what has been going on with the trade union Bill and we

will pursue that in terms of public services in Wales. And if we can we

will seek to oppose the part of the trade show in the trade show in a

bill that affects all public services. Solicitor junior doctors

that is a sign of the sorry state of how it is in England and the weight

is being managed. Would you join me in joining their concerns about the

adverse impact this bill will have on the rights of Welsh worker?

Absolutely it is a straightforward attack on Welsh rights for workers

and we will follow the lead from Catholic. And it is a fundamental

attack on rights and democracy. You will be aware of the current dispute

between the PCS union and the Welsh government-sponsored body the

National Museum of Wales. The dispute is about a number of issues

and about the proportional of senior management to remove premium

payments for weekend working which makes up between 12 to 15% of the

take on fit -- take-home pay off front of House staff. Will he tell

us how the refusal of the National museums to look at paper also is

presented by the PCS -- to look at proposals presented by the PCS? Has

party has attacked the rights of workers in Wales and in the UK and

we are aware of the dispute which is a matter for the National resume to

resolve and we went courage employers and employees to work

constructively to resolve these issues rather than undermine trade

unions which is what the Tories want to do. -- National Museum. At the

demonstration I spoke at a few weeks ago were told that the Minister with

responsibility in this area would be talking to trade unions so I wonder

if in the nature of having a discussion what you have talked to

him about in order to try to find agreement here so wheels can be

shown in a positive light when we are embarking on discussions is

regarding the trade union on advocate level. I have not

personally spoken to him about this matter. -- on a UK level. We have

heard mention of the National Museum of Wales that can I ask you what you

think the government is to be in dissolving disputes when they happen

at third-party level? One thing we're not doing is wrecking trade

union rights and should be discussion between employers and

trade unions. We see on the Conservative Party is not just an

attempt to remove the rights of workers back to destroy trees unions

and in shouting they know their shame. We recognise trade unions and

we look to work with trade unions and we have a record of doing that.

It is a shame the UK Government prefers conflict to consensus. Will

the Minister make a statement in the regeneration of city centres? I

policy supports industrial regeneration in many areas across

Wales. In Newport there is collaboration between the public

centre and Civic Centre. That is much development. On Thursday you'll

be helping to open the Friars walk retail redevelopment which I believe

is a further example of what I believe to be very impressive to

city centre regeneration. Will you join me in looking forward to the

reopening on Thursday and agree that Newport is leading the way. Yes it

is an excellent example of a Labour lead counsel leading the way and

many retail companies who have signed up to be in the sector and

once we have not provided direct funding for the scheme, we have been

involved inside assembly in pre-project assessment support and

in support delivered through Newport Unlimited. It is a good example of

government and business working together under a Labour council. For

the First Minister acknowledge that during the previous Conservative

administration in Newport that was what brought forward the money title

to make this important development take place in Newport which is vital

to the future of the city. What we saw under the previous

administration was prevarication and what we see now is the mother of. We

all welcome the development. -- what we see now is delivered it. Has any

research being undertaken under the question of the impact on these

towns? A study has to be made of the impact around any shopping centre in

the city 's and where you have large out-of-town shopping centres there

is an effect on town centres such as in Bridgend infinitely. In

Carmarthen Debenhams is in the town centre which is helped invigorate

the town centre. -- --and Llanelli. One of the best ways of making sure

that our city centres are vibrant as making sure that existing small

independent businesses are able to stay in business is there but I've

had reports from Cardiff of the City Council been very aggressive in

pursuing business rates arrears from independent traders and in

particular may not using the hardship provisions that are within

their powers adequately for those businesses who are having struggling

times. I wonder if they would agree to conduct a review of the use of

the hardship provisions within the business rate system to see how they

are being applied across Wales to make sure our small traders can

continue to stay in business. I will write to her on that and she weighs

has appointed is to be looked at. The Leader of the Opposition. Can I

welcome your U-turn on Cabinet decision reports? Last week you said

on television that the M4 Black route could be delivered way below

the projected figure that is commonly understood as being a cost

of that project. The figure is one we will be coming in well below. We

are not going to show the figure because that movie like showing your

hand in a card game. We will not reveal beforehand what our target

figure will be is not always a wise move in the world of business. I

fully understand that and there will be a parameter you will be working

in, surely, and for you to go out and say that the figure will be way

below the million pound figure that the governments on colleagues -- own

colleagues Arup have put forward. How can you have with confidence and

ability to say it will be way below the billion pound figure? I am not

prepared to Lisa figure is that the good information to those who might

be about to tender what a potential figure might be. The Minister of the

economy indicated that 160 staff members were working on this project

from within her department and that is a quarter of her department

working on this particular project. The First Minister has come out now

on the radio and in previous press quotes to see that the figure will

be substantially below people thought was the accurate figure

provided to the worst government by surveyors commissioned by yourself

and paid for by yourself. It is not unusual to ask for clarity around

his figures and these numbers when so much effort by the worst

government in civil service time has been put into it and ultimately they

gain more support for the project if you could be more transparent and

the actual making so I'm not asking you to pinpoint figure but I ask you

to say to us today what new information has come forward that

gives you confidence to say that the figure is way below are we talking

hundreds of millions are tens of millions? I know his party is

written in half by this issue. -- riven. He has said that he

understood you cannot reveal a figure and in the world of business

that will not happen. We expect it to come in below the figure of 1

billion and actually putting a figure to it at this stage and to

say to any potential tenderer this is the figure we are looking to

offer is an attempt nation for everybody to come in at the same

figure. Kirsty Williams. Yesterday I showed a group of children from

primary school around assembly and when asked who the assembly belongs

to one child applied the government. Wrong, said the two manager, this

building belongs to you. Is it not shameful that Labour have vetoed the

BBC and ITV from filming a behind-the-scenes documentary in

this building. That is not a government decision about a matter

for the Labour group who took this decision. I am asking you as First

Minister whether you think it is regrettable. Let me move on. Let's

turn to your disgraceful decision and subsequent U-turn to stop

publishing business reports on your government website. Considering that

you have now done that will you now apologise for the ludicrous comments

by you now apologise for the ludicrous comments by your wasting

government resources when we were doing was scrutinising your

government which after all is what an opposition party is meant to do?

I would have thought the leader of the Liberal Democrats would welcome

this decision. I took the decision that we had to re-introduce a system

with it was possible to see what the decisions were, and a brief

explanation of what those decisions were. I do indeed welcome the

decision, and given that your in listening mode, and are particularly

interested it seems in transparency and openness, and now you have

admitted you got it wrong in the decision reports, would you now

commit to bringing forward the puzzles to open the doors of

government by publishing details of meetings between you, your ministers

and officials, with lobbyists and external pressure groups? It is not

our policy to meet with lobbyists, and it is not our policy to meet

with pressure groups, not professional lobbyists. In terms of

transparency, that is something we are fully aware of. We are

accountable to the people of Wales and we know that the Liberal

Democrats understand this full well, following the result of the general

election. We now move to the leader of Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood. Do you

agree that the key to effective inspectorate in health care is it is

sufficiently resourced and enjoys full freedom to pursue the interests

of patients? Phil freedom, yes, resource and, yes, bearing in mind a

financial squeeze we have received from the UK Government. We are not

able to resource every single aspect of government as we would want.

Thank you. You may well be aware of the evidence given this morning to

the Public Accounts Committee, where the health inspectorate Wales Chief

Executive was asked if she felt her organisation was adequately

resourced, and she answered, I think the answer to that would have to be

no, I would like to do more. Would you accept that as correct? I am

sure all organisations would like to be more, including the government

itself. But there is no suggestion they are unable to fulfil the

functions delegated to them. The health committee first raised its

concerns about staffing and resource in health inspectorate Wales 18

months ago. And the revelation this morning in committee suggests you

have not taken sufficient steps to deal with that. How can patients

have full confidence that their interests and concerns are being

properly furthered, when the inspectorate body is not being

properly financed? And you have just accepted it is not being properly

resourced. Several standards of care have emerged in recent years, and

the inspectorate itself has admitted it has not had full sight of all

patients complaints. When will Labour finally deliver properly

resourced health inspectorate, and is it not time now that that

inspectorate was independent of government? The inspectorate is

independent of government, and what you have just said is an

illustration of that. If it was not independent of government, you would

not have somebody using those words about resource and. Is it the case

that the inspectorate cannot carry out the functions it has? I do not

believe it is, they are carrying out more inspections, and rightly so,

because people expect that. They can also bid for more resources in the

future, bearing in mind the squeeze on public finances. Question three,

Darren Miller. Will the First Minister make a statement on the

future of the National Health service in North Wales? Yes, a

statement was made on supporting Betsi Cadwaladr on the 4th of

November. One of the symptoms of many problems in North Wales that

emerged in the health board area where large volumes of complaints

about particular services, but we heard from the health care

inspectorate, who said they do not routinely receive information on

complaints from community health councils or from boards themselves

prior to undertaking inspections or scooping their work. Is that a

concern to you, and what action will you take to make sure the gold mine

of information within the complaints system is available and accessed as

part of the inspection regime? When that events are publicised in a way

that was never done before. Health inspectorate Wales are part of the

process of this. -- we know that events are publicised. The audit

office and the health care inspectorate are part of the process

of reviewing progress as the local health board moves forward. However

it is the case that this is not routinely done in terms of

information being shared, -- if it is the case, I will look into this.

TRANSLATION: Many of us were surprised that Betsi Cadwaladr

health board had spent millions of pounds on external management

consultants, and that had happened in contract, some of them worth

hundreds of thousands of pounds, without a competitive tendering

process. 11 of the 12 were laid without competition. Do you find

that acceptable, and will you look into the issue? Of course, it is

very important that there is a proper tendering system, and

sometimes it is cheaper to get someone in temporarily as a

consultant, rather than employing someone permanently, which is how it

is, that is how things are done in England and Scotland, but we would

expect the health boards to be open about how much money they are

spending and also to be open and the tender where that is possible. Will

he make a statement on the importance of economic links between

North Wales and the north-west of England? We recognise the importance

of this, and we continue to support the Mersey de Alliance, particularly

in relation to identifying economic and if both regions. -- Dee. Our

Welsh Labour government has been leading the way in promoting these

economic links by engaging with the Mersey Dee line, improving road and

rail links, and has established a partnership approach between the

regions, seeing a Northern Powerhouse as an opportunity rather

than as a competitor. Do you agree that it is vital that the UK

Government shows the same level of commitment by ensuring North Wales

is fairly linked into the Northern Powerhouse initiative by playing its

part in delivering improved connections between the regions? I

think the Secretary of State, late though he was to the discussion, was

not correct when he said Manchester was a competitor. There is great

scope for the North of Wales and North England to work together.

There is a great deal of cross-border flow, and we seek to

facilitate that and improve it for the benefit of those in the

north-west of England. It would be useful to see further commitment

regarding electrification, the rail line and the North Wales Main line,

where there are no plans to electrify at the moment. First

Minister, the Secretary of State for Wales was in North Wales yesterday,

highlighting the business organisations have important to

Northern Powerhouse project in north-west England could be to the

Wales economy. Could you outline what discussions your government has

had with the Secretary of State to ensure that North Wales maximises

the benefits that are successful -- a successful powerhouse could bring

to us? I was aware that the Secretary of State was in North

Wales. I have not had direct discussions with the Secretary of

State, but had discussions with the Mersey Dee Alliance, and we have

emphasised what we want to see in terms of making sure there is

greater prosperity cross-border, which is something we are promoting

through the Alliance, and it is good to see the Secretary of State coming

behind us. TRANSLATION: Thank you. The railway is a very important part

of the cross-border links. Does the First Minister agree that we must

ensure that decisions taken by the UK Government on the future of the

railways reflect the fact that services in North Wales to the times

in the north-west of England are crucial services for people living

in North Wales, and that those services therefore should not be

taken out of the Wales and Borders franchise? Yes, we have figures at

the moment that indicate that Wales received less than 1% of the rail

improvement funding from Network Rail over the last few years. There

has not been any improvement as regards the North Wales rail lines,

apart from two lines. Therefore, our viewers Welsh government is that

they would be in a better position to deal with or manage the funding

of the railways in Wales, but that is not the view of the UK Government

at present. Question six. What discussion has the Welsh government

had regarding this power station? We have an open dialogue with the UK

Government regarding the supply industry. When I met with RW D a

while back, they said... The case has gone to court, and a lot of

opencast mines rely on this as a customer. Has your official

designated to look at this had any indication of what would happen if

the legal action goes against the company? Will it close, for example?

If the decision goes against that, it will make it more difficult for

it to operate, which is bound to have an effect on it long-term. Just

to inform the member, as she said, it is now in litigation phase, and

the commission has since admitted that applied to the Court of the

UK, and has until December to submit more information. We have a role,

but legally the dispute is between the commission on one hand and the

UK Government on the other. Power stations have always been a major

concern on the impact on the areas around the power stations. In Port

Talbot, the power station has been purchased, which has raised

concerns, so can hear reassure us that the inner quality will not be

affected? We would not like to see this, but it is a matter for any RW

to monitor these things. There is room for further improvement, so in

2013 we did a short-term action plan to tackle particle levels in that

area, and I can see that -- say that government officials meet regularly

in order to seek solutions to reduce the level of the particles in Port

Talbot. We would not want expect in quality to deteriorate. The owners

of the power station has been at the heart of a couple of controversial

applications in South Wales West in recent years. They are seeking new

funding for the power station and they continue to push for a wind

farm in the face of concerted civil opposition. I appreciate that the

role of Welsh government is different in these cases, but how do

you weigh up public disapproval of any project? First, when it is

limited to making representations, and when it is up to local

government to make a decision? The issue of public opinion is a factor

in terms of a decision being made, but the technical advice is an

important document, and the UK Government has to decide what it

wants to do with new power generation. We are hearing nothing

about the tidal lagoon, which seems to have gone to sleep, they are keen

to promote nuclear, we have seen that with the enormous loan given to

Hinkley point, but there is no coherent overall energy policy being

put forward, we do not know what energy will come from in the next

decade, but we're not seeing high-energy users such as the steel

industry. We have called and called for the steel industry to have the

respect from the UK industry that it deserves, to make sure energy cost

which are hampering the steel industry to be addressed, but the UK

Government has done nothing. TRANSLATION: Although the First

Minister make a statement on North Wales Railways? I suggest question

earlier. TRANSLATION: They did not answer the question but I'm sure I

can discuss that with the Minister for transport. There will be a

meeting held on to know this Thursday about the gratification of

the line. --Llandudno. It is also an important link to Ireland. To what

extent is the First Minister prepared to intervene personally to

persuade the UK Government to put electrification of the North Wales

mainline is a priority when it comes to real infrastructure because

whilst we agree that the power and decision should be taken in Wales

that is not to be taken as happening. TRANSLATION: We have seen

cuts of 30% and I do not see how that works in ensuring the whole

network will be modernised and improved. Having said that, let a

petition of the North Wales mainline is something that I have mentioned

publicly and number of times and we do not even know about the South

Wales mainline at the moment which has been promised but with no start

date. I'm concerned that if I do not see the education of the line to

North Wales, the InterCity line will terminating crew and that is where

electrification ends of the present time --in Crewe. We want to bring

pressure on the UK Government to electrify dodger societies but also

North Wales. As the result of the withdrawal of three service routes

in Wales I understand that the TTS -- DFT will be making cuts. We want

to invest more in our rail network I do not understand how that equates

with a 30% cut announced today at Westminster. We cannot move ahead

with a notification of the Metro without the mainline being done and

this far we are not being given a date and until that is done the

promise that was given and made by her party will remain unfulfilled.

Tell us of when the mainline in South Wales will be electrified. It

is a simple question and we have no answer. TRANSLATION: There is a risk

that the real winner in North Wales as you said will be disconnected

from the wider UK network if it is not electrified that there was a

statement yesterday and further delays in the link between Wrexham

Manchester and the worst government plan and also problems in terms of

the line issues Billy which is funded by the worst government, have

you therefore cemented any complaints as part of the UK

Government review into Network Rail to state how to set aside you are is

a government with the way Network Rail is operating at the moment.

TRANSLATION: Yes, we have done so a number of times and we do not

actually control Network Rail and it should be managed within wheels as

it is within Scotland to make sure that the people of Wales have

complete control over the railway as they have elsewhere. We have seen

problems arising such as the closing of the Severn Tunnel when there is a

major match on in Cardiff and that demonstrates that we need more

powers in Wales over the real of Wales. Will the first Mr provide an

update and worst government policies and supporting the Farmington

Minister? We have ambitious new strategies under the worst

government rural communities programme. That will put farming the

best possible footing for the future. I recently visited a

livestock market in Monmouthshire and that is an open invitation for

you to visit. There are ongoing concerns about changes by the Welsh

government to the basic payment scheme which will see many farmers

lose out as a consequence of the transition to a flat rate. I

appreciate things do change but within this new scheme that is no

recognition of the benefits of production and no account taken of

the fact that Upland animal densities are far lower than in the

lowlands. Is the problem not that of the new scheme does not actually

favour farmers who actually want to farm? Upland farmers would find that

a very difficult line. Lowland farmers and Upland farmers are in a

different position in this regard. There are plenty farmers who do not

agree with that for you and I have met many farmers do. It Upland

farmers and less far than lowland farmers, I would have to say I

disagree with that viewpoint and lowland farming is an important

contributor to sustainability in Wales and the great stress to

farming is the loss of the European market because if farmers do not

have easy and unrestricted access to the European market then the farming

in Wales has no future because that is where a major marketers and

anything that interferes with that is bad for Welsh farming. In

accordance with their members could have conduct, I let the chamber to

the fact I'm a partner the small Upland farming business in receipt

of CEP support. Nonetheless you have often stated in this chamber the

importance of the CEP -- CEP. --CAP To the sustainability of Welsh

farming and what came up was the possibility of delayed payments this

year partly through legal action and for other reasons. In the context of

unprecedented levels of indebtedness within the farming sector and the

banks would you consider convening a farm finance summit with yourself

and the Deputy Minister for farming and food, key stakeholders in the

finance sector, and the farming unions to address this issue before

it becomes a crisis? I think farmers want to see action and payment can

denote the basic pay scheme will pay farmers to hundred million pounds

annually and we are looking to make a part payment of 80% of the full

payment to the majority of farmers in December. The vast majority of

part payments will be made in the New Year and final part payments and

the balance of payments will be made by the end of April and May be in

some cases that is propping issue and payment will take longer that is

what we're trying to do. TRANSLATION: What steps have been

taken regarding the financial situation of the health board under

under the mac special measures. TRANSLATION: the government will be

making sure that Betsi Cadwaladr health board maintains a high

standard to serve the people of Wales. One of the problems was the

natural management at the time and in June the board stated that ?14.2

million would be the deficit for this year. By torpor that had a --

increased to 30 million. What additional measures would you put in

place as government in terms of problems are financial management

and can you give a commitment to the people of Wales that the health

board will not be able to use measures they have in the past such

as cancelling treatments, particularly treatments commissioned

in England to save money over the winter months? Betsi Cadwaladr No

and it is very important that produces a plan which balances the

services and secures balance regarding financial matters and this

will be done as part of the action taken under the special measures and

under those browsers blinds will be developing in order to make sure

that it is sustainable. -- and under these measures. In relation to

waiting times for orthopaedic and other services, I wonder what

specific targeted support the worst government might be able to give to

bring down waiting times for orthopaedic surgery in North Wales.

Many people have been waiting up to 53 weeks for the surgery are clearly

that is unacceptable and is leading to very poor quality of life for

some and more serious conditions as a result when they do get the

treatment. Ambulance response times and amongst the best in the North

Wales and we expect the health board to allocate the appropriate of love

resource to the people do not have to wait and unacceptable period of

time for treatment. TRANSLATION: Along the same lines, waiting lists

Cosgrave concerned and that is a constituent of mine who was

diagnosed with a serious illness and 2013 and a similar illness affecting

other organs of the body a year later. The specialist said she

needed surgery soon and a year on she still has not received that

surgery and are still awaiting treatment to stock is this

acceptable to you and do you believe that a shortage of funding is at the

heart of the problem or is it some other problem? TRANSLATION: No,

because of her doctors told somebody they need to have surgery soon I

would expect that surgery to happen quite soon and not wait for the

year. If you could give me more details in a letter to consider the

case in greater detail but I would expect that surgery to have taken

place. But the first Mr make a statement on the support the Welsh

government has provided to the steel industry in Wales Christmas we

recognise the importance of the steel industry to the Welsh economy

and a meeting was held last week with industry and trade union

representatives to consider what action could be taken to support

industry and she will be updating members. I welcome the work that is

being done by the worst government in so far but do you agree that the

steel industry has been failed by both this and UK Government and the

previous one despite the numerous warnings we've seen from the

industry and the Welsh government and the calls for urgent action in

Gaza Lehigh intensive cost of industry and the cheap imports that

we're seeing in Wales here now? Will you raise this with the Prime

Minister as a matter of urgency to ensure that we end up with the steel

industry in Wales and even within the UK? You do get the impression

listening to the responsible minister in Westminster this deal is

not important. This is seen as a relic of the past. That is not the

case for us in Wales, it is an important industry. I read the

comments of a professor in regard to EU membership that said

manufacturing was not important and the future lay entirely in service

industries. I do not agree for one minute. There is better because of a

glut of steel on the market and that is the pressure that all steel

producers face the steel producers themselves tell us that high energy

costs in the UK are an immense problem in terms of competitiveness.

It is absolutely crucial that the UK Government takes action now to help

not just the steel industry but all our high energy industries in order

to make sure they can be as competitive as other plants ills

within Europe and that is not the case at the moment. TRANSLATION: It

is important that your government does what it can to support the

industry know that we have heard from politicians are level how

crucial agreement is that the Steelers Street and the Ministry for

the economy and science and transport is committed to

strengthening procurement practices to secure the steel industry more

effectively in response to a cross-party debate that took place

in this place earlier this year and given that procurement

responsibilities within the remit of the government and I do accept that

the Minister will be making a statement tomorrow, can you tell us

what specific steps worst government has taken sense the debate in March

of this year to strengthen procurement processes and to support

the sector more effectively? TRANSLATION: At present we are

reviewing the model contractual documents concerning the delivery of

major transport projects in order to make sure that the standard is

accepted and we are looking at what they are the government has said

about the procurement of steel which is something we are considering at

present. All we are doing at present is

adhering to what we have been told, making sure conditions agreed. How

much of it used in the UK is used by the Ministry of Defence? We do not

know. At present we are moving towards a situation where there will

not be sufficient steel available in the UK to ensure the departments of

the UK Government can use British steel. So we must have a guarantee

now that the United Kingdom government will deal with the

high-energy cost because if they do not, I have been saying this for

five years, if they do not, there will be problems ahead, so they have

to do something now to help the workers of Wales. You will know that

the European steel Summit took place in Brussels yesterday, and you will

know that many people in this sector and those who work in the Port

Talbot plant have said to me that they were happy with the outcome,

which is what they see as UK Government contributing to the

mishandling of the issue. Do you share their concerns that granting

China market status, in spite of the country failing to abide to EU rules

on their trade, will make the dumping of cheap steel and European

markets worse, not better? And have you or any of your ministers had any

additional conversations to this end? That is exactly one of the

points that unfair trade practices are one of the problems the industry

faces. Trade practices do not help. We know that energy costs are an

issue, and the modernisation of the industry is important, and Tata have

invested hundreds of millions into Port Talbot, as a result of our

discussions. We have the European global adjustment fund which is also

a factor. There was no one factor, but the factor within the control of

the UK Government is energy. We cannot control the production around

the world, but anything that improves the competitiveness of the

Welsh steel industry, for example Port Talbot against the Netherlands,

has the be welcomed, and that is not where we are at the moment, which

does not will dwell for the steel industry. -- does not bode well.

Improving the competitiveness is important. Have we looked at what

the Welsh government can do to help with that? I know it is small in

comparison to the energy costs, but other issues can specifically help

Tata in terms of being more competitive. I know this is

something the Minister is considering, but we have to be

careful it is not favouring one industry from the other. It is

something we are examining. It comes at a cost, as members would know. In

terms of high energy costs, that is not a cost to government and, which

is something that could be done by the UK Government now. We will do

what we can to help, but it is a drop in the ocean compared to what

the UK Government can do. That was First Minister's Questions.

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