:00:32. > :00:37.Good afternoon, welcome to the programme and this weekly coverage
:00:37. > :00:42.of questions to the first Minister. We are asking about health, energy
:00:42. > :00:47.and the economy and looking at what the financial elements will be to
:00:47. > :00:55.having Swansea and Cardiff in the premiership next season. Swansea
:00:56. > :01:02.city's first season had generated �58 million for the Welsh economy.
:01:02. > :01:09.What is on your mind? Let us know, we are on twitter. You can also send
:01:09. > :01:19.us an e-mail. Business in the chamber is already underway, let's
:01:19. > :01:24.have a look at today's first Minister questions. Questions to the
:01:24. > :01:27.first Minister, question number one, Lindsay Whittle. Can you tell us
:01:28. > :01:33.what progress the Welsh government has made in working with the all
:01:33. > :01:38.Wales veteran health and well-being seminar to help people with
:01:38. > :01:44.post-traumatic stress disorder? have reaffirmed the programme to
:01:44. > :01:51.veteran health care last week. Our specialist health and well-being
:01:51. > :01:56.service is unique in the UK and we are continuing to work to make sure
:01:56. > :02:01.that the health needs of veterans are being met. Last year, the local
:02:01. > :02:05.health boards got half �1 million to make sure they were employing an
:02:05. > :02:09.experienced clinician to help in treating Armed Forces that runs in
:02:09. > :02:15.Wales suffering from mental health problems, can you provide an update
:02:15. > :02:20.on if this funding has been and is being used to provide expert care to
:02:20. > :02:29.veterans and importantly their families also. That was part of the
:02:29. > :02:37.ring fence allocation. I can show that reports have improved with the
:02:37. > :02:42.waiting time falling. The average referral to treatment time is now 71
:02:43. > :02:52.days, so the money is part of the health and well-being ring fence and
:02:52. > :02:56.we are seeing the times are dropping. I know that you will agree
:02:56. > :03:01.in assessing the delivery of any health service, you have to assess
:03:01. > :03:04.the needs and assess the effectiveness of that delivery. What
:03:04. > :03:08.is the Welsh government is doing where previous answers we have
:03:08. > :03:12.received from the ministers have said that the Welsh governance does
:03:12. > :03:17.not hold information on ex-forces personnel that might fall into this
:03:17. > :03:23.category in Wales, and where I have been able to tell him under freedom
:03:23. > :03:27.of information that I believe 24 service user feedback forms were
:03:27. > :03:32.received by the service, but analysis is the Welsh government
:03:32. > :03:42.undertaking to make sure the effective targeting is being met per
:03:42. > :03:42.
:03:42. > :03:46.annum? We need to ensure there is referral when accessing services,
:03:46. > :03:52.but in my answers that I gave to Lindsay Whittle, our specialist
:03:52. > :03:54.service is unique in the UK and the commitment we have made was
:03:54. > :04:04.reiterated by the health minister last week and it remains as strong
:04:04. > :04:04.
:04:04. > :04:09.as ever. TRANSLATION: Thank you, minister a few weeks ago I met with
:04:09. > :04:13.a charity in Bridgend that have come up with a scheme with various
:04:13. > :04:20.different agencies in health, social care and education in order to put
:04:20. > :04:24.before the government ideas and to facilitate and help people in this
:04:24. > :04:27.situation. Would you be willing to meet with this charity to discuss
:04:27. > :04:35.how they can involve themselves in how the government is doing in this
:04:35. > :04:38.important sector? It's depends who they are. As a charity, there are a
:04:38. > :04:47.number of charities in this area and there are approximately 400
:04:47. > :04:52.charities at present dealing with ex-military people. Of course, it is
:04:52. > :04:59.very important that we know who these people are to give you a firm
:04:59. > :05:07.answer on whether I can meet them. What discussions have you had with
:05:07. > :05:15.the UK government on devolution of the energy consensus in Wales.
:05:15. > :05:21.a meeting in February. I had a meeting with developers of a marine
:05:21. > :05:25.energy scheme. They have a figure of over one megawatt, it is an offshore
:05:25. > :05:29.project and they would be considered in Westminster. It creates
:05:29. > :05:35.uncertainty within the developers and could lead to people not
:05:35. > :05:37.investing in Wales. Can we provide an equal footing between onshore and
:05:37. > :05:45.offshore footings and transfer applications from Welsh water to
:05:45. > :05:52.Welsh government? We made this points to the UK government and this
:05:52. > :06:00.is a matter for the silk commission and we have provided energy and
:06:00. > :06:04.evidence and we hope that there will be a sensible outcome. If you are
:06:04. > :06:09.looking to centralise energy power with the Welsh government, I am
:06:09. > :06:13.interested in the issue of capacity. The new permanent secretary is very
:06:13. > :06:18.conscious about the need to develop skills within his department,
:06:18. > :06:25.particularly commercial skills with law, energy, economics and contract
:06:25. > :06:28.negotiation. He is also piloting outsourcing policy-making work, what
:06:28. > :06:36.aspect of this capacity have you examined in developing your business
:06:36. > :06:40.case and how much will developing this capacity cost? We already have
:06:40. > :06:46.officials in place. I do not know what he means about centralising
:06:46. > :06:50.powers that are already centralised in London. We have to have a level
:06:50. > :06:56.playing field with Scotland. Scotland has a proper executive
:06:56. > :07:01.control with energy consenting and it has renewable obligation
:07:01. > :07:07.certificates which gives a planning advantage. Winces at a disadvantage
:07:07. > :07:13.compared to Scotland and Northern Ireland. -- Wales is at a
:07:13. > :07:17.disadvantage. Plaid Cymru has been calling for these powers and is
:07:17. > :07:22.committed to having these powers devolved. You have said that you
:07:23. > :07:25.made AIDS and applications ad nauseam to this government. Can you
:07:25. > :07:34.explain if you made these bids to the last Labour government and why
:07:34. > :07:41.were these powers not devolved at that point? Yes, this kid has been
:07:41. > :07:45.made to applications of all colours and now we have a process and part
:07:45. > :07:50.two of the commission and we hope that the commission will consider
:07:50. > :07:55.this commission in making sure that Wales is on the same footing as
:07:55. > :08:01.Scotland and Northern Ireland and England. Now, questions for the
:08:01. > :08:05.party leaders and first the leader applied Comrie, Leanne Wood. Last
:08:05. > :08:11.week is built to a recently retired experienced former Chief ambulance
:08:11. > :08:15.worker who joined the service in 1979 and he said that staff are
:08:15. > :08:19.overstretched and do not have time to train and that was confirmed by
:08:19. > :08:25.the report reduced this morning. This has been highlighted as an
:08:25. > :08:31.issue on the ambulance services own risk register for quite some time.
:08:31. > :08:34.Will you agree with applied Comrie that better workforce planning would
:08:34. > :08:42.improve the experience and save lives? -- would you agree with
:08:42. > :08:50.applied Comrie. We will take in to account this issue when assessing
:08:50. > :08:54.the way forward. Another reason is a lack of accountability and
:08:54. > :08:59.communication between different parts of the health service and much
:08:59. > :09:03.could be approved by separating patient transport from emergency
:09:03. > :09:08.services and by improving integration. Real integration would
:09:08. > :09:11.involve a national emergency service, which is locally or
:09:11. > :09:18.regionally delivered, including the police and the fire services. Is
:09:18. > :09:24.that a model you would be prepared to consider? The ambulance service
:09:24. > :09:28.already follows this model, there would need to be a national file
:09:28. > :09:32.service and a national police service of Wales rather than for
:09:32. > :09:37.different police services, that would certainly take some planning.
:09:37. > :09:42.But in principle, it would make sense to make a nationally provided
:09:42. > :09:51.service that is integrated. We see the control centre in Saint Asser
:09:51. > :09:57.for either is this integration of services. Thank you for that
:09:57. > :10:03.answer. It might not be a perfect measure, but the eight minute
:10:03. > :10:09.arrival target has been missed and not a single local area reached 65%
:10:09. > :10:14.target. I am living, just 42.1% of ambulances arrived in the target
:10:14. > :10:21.time. These figures are worse not in rural areas but across the valleys.
:10:21. > :10:30.Merthyr Tydfil has 43%, Caerphilly has 43%, or gent has 45%. Targets
:10:30. > :10:33.are one thing, but outcomes are more important. Can you say that response
:10:33. > :10:41.times will be improved by removing casualties services serving the
:10:41. > :10:45.valleys? If somebody has a problem with a head injury, they are taken
:10:45. > :10:49.to one hospital, if somebody has a problem with burns, they are taken
:10:49. > :10:55.to another hospital, not their nearest casualty unit, they go to
:10:55. > :10:58.read the best treatment is available. In relation to response
:10:58. > :11:03.times, there is a need for improvement. I know the Minister is
:11:03. > :11:11.examining a number of issues in how this can be done. Now, the leader of
:11:11. > :11:14.the opposition. I am sure you would like to join me in congratulating
:11:14. > :11:19.the excellent Welsh representation in the British and Irish Lions
:11:19. > :11:22.announced this morning. From a small country to have 15 players and the
:11:22. > :11:28.captaincy and the Welsh coach provided, that would be a really
:11:28. > :11:32.exciting summer of sport for everyone on the shoulders and I'm
:11:32. > :11:38.sure we send out our congratulations. -- everyone on
:11:38. > :11:41.these shores. Can you indicate what importance you attach to setting
:11:41. > :11:47.government targets and in particular organisations that provide these
:11:47. > :11:53.services meeting these targets? would also like to wish the best of
:11:53. > :11:58.luck to the Lions rugby team, they travel to Australia. They usually do
:11:58. > :12:05.better when there is a larger Welsh contingent. In targets, we have an
:12:05. > :12:09.indicator that is made available in report shortly. One of the issues is
:12:09. > :12:13.that all of the government targets, all of the key targets that were
:12:13. > :12:18.released last week in cancer treatment, accident and emergency
:12:18. > :12:23.and ambulance, they were missed, and missed by a country mile. If you
:12:23. > :12:29.take a cancer access, that has not been hit once since 2008, and access
:12:29. > :12:32.to accident and emergency, that has not been hit since 2009. This is the
:12:32. > :12:42.second anniversary of you being in government, and in fairness to your
:12:42. > :12:42.
:12:42. > :12:46.good self, you outlines that in your fourth assembly term, it would be
:12:46. > :12:51.about delivery, but in these key indicators, you're not meeting
:12:51. > :12:56.targets, does that mean that the first two years had been a failure
:12:56. > :12:58.in delivery on behalf of the government? There had been financial
:12:58. > :13:04.pressures imposed by the UK government, so the have been
:13:04. > :13:09.difficulties in delivering the way we would want. But the help Minister
:13:09. > :13:16.is examining the current budgets and he will want to improve the figures.
:13:16. > :13:20.-- the health minister. You have constantly referred to the UK
:13:20. > :13:27.government when I asked you on health issues, that cannot be an
:13:27. > :13:31.acceptable way to respond for issues that you have direct control over.
:13:32. > :13:35.These are your own government targets, set by yourself, and in
:13:35. > :13:39.fairness, I paid credit. At the start of the fourth assembly, you
:13:39. > :13:45.said this government would be about delivery and you set up a delivery
:13:46. > :13:49.unit that you were responsible for. I gave you three targets that your
:13:49. > :13:55.government has set, and onto targets, you have not hit them for
:13:55. > :13:59.up to five years. If you cannot hit those targets, how can you say that
:13:59. > :14:04.your government has been a success, and if you are not hitting those
:14:04. > :14:07.targets, it it's time to re-evaluate your delivery so that in the next 12
:14:08. > :14:17.months, the people of Wales could have the services delivered that
:14:17. > :14:21.they so rightly depend on demand? spoke at the party conference and
:14:21. > :14:26.they spoke about nothing but Wales even though they came from elsewhere
:14:26. > :14:29.in the UK. Everybody spoke about Wales, the Secretary of State spoke
:14:29. > :14:33.about Wales, they spent a lot of time criticising the Welsh
:14:33. > :14:39.government, but that is fair, equally they will get criticism back
:14:39. > :14:42.on what the UK government has done. We ask people to judge us on our
:14:42. > :14:48.programme for government, that would be published in the next few weeks
:14:48. > :14:58.and then we will see the progress across-the-board. Finally, the
:14:58. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:09.leader of the Welsh Liberal law. Your government is issuing
:15:09. > :15:14.guidance to improve schooling at local level because it does not
:15:14. > :15:17.think councils do that well enough. How can you justify removing three
:15:17. > :15:27.of your party members from committee just because they merely disagreed
:15:27. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :15:33.with your government? This is not a matter for me as a first Minister.
:15:33. > :15:39.The BBC are reporting that these three members... That these three
:15:39. > :15:44.members were removed by that committee by these mysterious
:15:44. > :15:48.sources, presiding officer. They were removed because of their views
:15:48. > :15:53.on smacking. It is difficult to think of another explanation of why
:15:53. > :15:57.there would be a whole scale change of personnel at such short notice.
:15:57. > :16:03.Can you give an indication as to who did remove them from that committee
:16:03. > :16:09.and why? Now the leader of the Liberal Democrats is saying that
:16:09. > :16:15.because the BBC has said it, it must be right. Has she no original ideas
:16:15. > :16:19.of her own? If I am wrong and the BBC is wrong, maybe you would tell
:16:19. > :16:27.this chamber who removed those members from that committee, and why
:16:27. > :16:31.were they removed? What they were doing, first Minister, on that
:16:31. > :16:40.committee, they were scrutinising the biggest piece of legislation
:16:40. > :16:44.this assembly term. It is making fundamental changes to children's
:16:44. > :16:49.rights and children's services. The children's Commissioner has said
:16:49. > :16:53.that what he expected to see on the bill was how children's and Young
:16:53. > :17:01.people's best interests were being protected. You cannot remove the
:17:01. > :17:08.children's Commissioner. How are you going to deal with those concerns?
:17:08. > :17:13.Has she no original idea of her own? What a waste of three questions.
:17:13. > :17:18.Three questions that have no relevance to the role of the first
:17:18. > :17:27.Minister. I thought she would have learned that by now. We now move
:17:27. > :17:34.back to questions on the order paper. Question three. What actions
:17:35. > :17:38.are the Welsh government taken to help SMEs in South Wales Central?
:17:38. > :17:44.offer a wide range of support, including access to the new business
:17:44. > :17:48.Wales helpline. Thank you. One of the things the Welsh government has
:17:48. > :17:52.done in fairness is to bring forward to enterprise zones for South Wales
:17:52. > :17:57.Central. When you look at what the outcomes of those enterprise zones
:17:57. > :18:02.have achieved to date, it is impossible to find out how many jobs
:18:02. > :18:08.have been created, how much money has gone into those zones and how
:18:08. > :18:12.many businesses have relocated? --. Will you commit to marking at those
:18:12. > :18:16.clear indicators so that business can have confidence that when these
:18:16. > :18:20.enterprise zones do actually get up and running to their full capacity,
:18:20. > :18:23.they are achieving the outcomes that we support on this side of the
:18:23. > :18:33.chamber, which is about having vibrant enterprise zones rather than
:18:33. > :18:33.
:18:33. > :18:42.just window dressing? The enterprise zones are a Soviet style body,
:18:42. > :18:46.according to some reports at the weekend. We have no problem with
:18:46. > :18:52.examination of the enterprise zones and their success. We are working
:18:52. > :18:55.hard, as is the minister, to make sure they are a success in Wales.
:18:55. > :19:04.And of course the outcomes of those enterprise zones will be there for
:19:04. > :19:11.all to see. I wonder if you are encouraged by the recent growth
:19:11. > :19:18.statistics which show that Wales is outperforming the UK in production?
:19:18. > :19:22.The last quarter was almost 1% fall in the UK but a rise of 2.7% in
:19:22. > :19:26.Wales. Contrary to what the Secretary of State -- Secretary of
:19:26. > :19:32.State for Wales was indicating the weekend, in construction, Wales
:19:32. > :19:37.actually grew by 8.9%. Does he think it might be appropriate to remind
:19:37. > :19:46.the Secretary of State for Wales of the true situation in Wales? I think
:19:46. > :19:50.the member has just done that. Is absolutely right to say that the
:19:50. > :19:54.construction sector in Wales is doing far better than the UK. That
:19:54. > :20:01.does, of course, show that the common spread over the weekend about
:20:01. > :20:04.extra regulatory burden were way off the mark. Figures released by
:20:04. > :20:10.Finance Wales have shown that investment has fallen compared to
:20:10. > :20:15.three years ago. In meetings with the Federation of small businesses
:20:15. > :20:18.and with individual conversations with small business owners, the
:20:18. > :20:25.difficulty of accessing small loans is something that crops up time and
:20:25. > :20:29.time again in conversation. Do you agree with Plaid Cymru and the owner
:20:29. > :20:35.of the Welch soup company, who is quoted in the Western mail this
:20:35. > :20:41.morning, that publicly owned bank of Wales is much needed to provide
:20:41. > :20:48.loans at competitive rates to small businesses? The idea of a bank of
:20:48. > :20:51.Wales type model is not sufficiently attractive. It is something the
:20:51. > :20:57.previous government looked at. There are obstacles that need to be
:20:57. > :21:01.overcome. The fact that any bank would need �100 million in reserve
:21:02. > :21:09.before it would even set up. These are difficult things to keep -- take
:21:09. > :21:13.forward. In terms of Finance Wales, one of the difficulties is
:21:13. > :21:16.businesses are looking to consolidate at the moment. �15
:21:16. > :21:22.billion worth of funding is being kept in reserve by SMEs across
:21:22. > :21:27.Britain. I do not see how a bank along the lines of the model
:21:27. > :21:30.outlined by the leader of Plaid Cymru would help at this time,
:21:30. > :21:37.particularly given the large number of obstacles that would have to be
:21:37. > :21:41.overcome to set up such a bank. plans does the first Minister have
:21:41. > :21:47.to enhance the environment in Cardiff North? The environment is a
:21:47. > :21:50.key element of our programme for government. We have to make the best
:21:50. > :21:57.possible use of and the best possible protection for our valuable
:21:57. > :22:01.resources. The first Minister will be aware of the announcement by the
:22:01. > :22:06.Minister of Housing and regeneration that reservoir in my constituency
:22:06. > :22:13.has been saved from development. The banks have been protected. Traffic
:22:14. > :22:17.access has been refused. This follows a long community and
:22:17. > :22:21.cross-party campaign. Does the Minister agree that the next step
:22:21. > :22:25.forward is for interested parties to get together, to start talking, to
:22:25. > :22:29.ensure this part of Cardiff is restored and preserved for the
:22:30. > :22:35.future? The member will forgive me because legally I cannot comment on
:22:35. > :22:39.the application, but as a member she has been more involved than anybody
:22:39. > :22:43.else in terms of representing the views of her constituents over this
:22:43. > :22:50.reservoir. Somebody who has represented her constituency for
:22:50. > :22:56.many years. What is important now is to ensure the council do develop a
:22:56. > :23:03.local plan so that future plans for the site can be sent down as quickly
:23:03. > :23:07.as possible. -- set down. Would you agree with me that given the
:23:07. > :23:14.proximity of Cardiff North to the M4 and the limited amount of green
:23:14. > :23:18.space between the two, it is vitally important that the green space is
:23:18. > :23:23.protected and that urban sprawl does not damage some of the valuable for
:23:23. > :23:31.a limited amount of green space we have in that part of Cardiff, and
:23:31. > :23:34.that any plans for development need to be sensitive? These are all
:23:34. > :23:37.factors which would need to be taken into account by the planning
:23:37. > :23:41.authority. That is why it is important to ensure that a local
:23:42. > :23:49.development plan is adopted as quickly as possible, so they can be
:23:49. > :23:54.certainty over the next decade. sure we would all welcome the
:23:54. > :23:58.announcement that the reservoir will be safe. Would you agree that it is
:23:58. > :24:02.an anomaly that while we can protect the build part of a reservoir, we
:24:02. > :24:07.cannot protect the water in it? Will you agree that your government will
:24:07. > :24:13.look at that in the White Paper? That is a factor that can be looked
:24:13. > :24:18.at, of course, but I cannot comment on the actual planning issue because
:24:18. > :24:22.it is still within the period of time when the matter may be referred
:24:22. > :24:27.to the Court of judicial review. I am aware of what happened there in
:24:27. > :24:37.terms of the water levels. It is certainly something which we can
:24:37. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :24:44.give consideration to as we proceed. TRANSLATION: what is the first
:24:44. > :24:49.Minister's position on the right of children to -- parents to receive
:24:49. > :24:55.information about the management of asbestos in schools? TRANSLATION: it
:24:55. > :24:58.is important they should be aware of the location and condition of
:24:58. > :25:07.asbestos and local authorities are required to have asbestos surveys
:25:07. > :25:14.undertaken on their premises to enable them to handle this issue.
:25:14. > :25:18.TRANSLATION: thank you, I received information that no service at been
:25:18. > :25:22.undertaken for more than a decade. I know the Minister of education has
:25:22. > :25:25.tackled this problem. It is there a risk in thinking that the Department
:25:25. > :25:34.of education in England published new guidelines back in October of
:25:34. > :25:37.2012, saying that they are not appropriate for Wales? That the
:25:37. > :25:45.change between the education Department and the health and safety
:25:46. > :25:49.Department would create problems for us here in Wales? TRANSLATION: it is
:25:49. > :25:52.extremely important the local authorities do carry out surveys. If
:25:52. > :25:57.they have not done that for a decade or more it would be worthwhile doing
:25:57. > :26:07.so now. The Minister has reminded authorities in Wales to ensure that
:26:07. > :26:12.they do undertake these surveys as as soon as possible. First Minister,
:26:12. > :26:17.it has not been communicated to parents. I wonder if you would agree
:26:17. > :26:21.with the comments of an international expert who appeared
:26:21. > :26:26.before Westminster's education select committee. He said all that
:26:26. > :26:30.matters is whether or not kids are breathing asbestos. Until you find
:26:30. > :26:38.that out, everything else is hot air. I happen to agree with him.
:26:38. > :26:45.Would you please ensure this comes under an overview from you, and we
:26:45. > :26:49.make sure that parents understand about the asbestos in schools?
:26:49. > :26:59.have been reminded of that. There is no suggestion there is any danger to
:26:59. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :27:06.children at schools in Wales. If asbestos is there, it is safe. It is
:27:06. > :27:09.important, of course, if parents asked local authorities about the
:27:09. > :27:16.condition of school buildings, that they could answer and give
:27:16. > :27:22.assurances that the asbestos is safely contained. TRANSLATION: thank
:27:22. > :27:29.you, presiding officer. Do you agree with me that one way of easing the
:27:29. > :27:36.concerns of parents is to make sure that as much information as possible
:27:36. > :27:43.is available to all? For example, we received information from Powys
:27:43. > :27:47.having appealed to the information Commissioner, that showed Powys had
:27:47. > :27:52.carried out investigations in every school. Why isn't that information
:27:52. > :27:57.disseminated to everybody in Wales so we can all understand the
:27:57. > :28:01.situation and take appropriate steps to deal with it. TRANSLATION: I
:28:01. > :28:09.believe it is completely reasonable. I do not see why we should try to
:28:09. > :28:12.hide any surveys undertaken. And so what I would say to local
:28:12. > :28:16.authorities is, if surveys have been undertaken, it is exceptionally
:28:16. > :28:24.important that people understand the outcomes and results, so people can
:28:24. > :28:28.know what the status is. What economic benefits for Wales do you
:28:28. > :28:34.expect to see as a result of Swansea city and Cardiff city's presence in
:28:34. > :28:38.the Premier league? As well as the direct benefits, I know that
:28:38. > :28:46.Swansea, Cardiff and indeed Wales will benefit from the raised profile
:28:46. > :28:51.of the global coverage of the Premier league. I hope you are
:28:51. > :28:55.right. Swansea 's presence in the Premier league generated more than
:28:55. > :29:05.�20 million. Only 8 million was generated in non-football club
:29:05. > :29:06.
:29:06. > :29:09.activity. How can you help to improve the wider economic spin-off?
:29:09. > :29:14.58 million pounds has been generated in the Welsh economy by Swansea
:29:14. > :29:20.city. There has also been a surge in terms of students applying to
:29:20. > :29:24.Swansea University as a spin-off of that. I think we can expect the same
:29:24. > :29:29.of Cardiff. No doubt the member will see when she visits the liberty
:29:29. > :29:35.stadium that a great deal of advertising encourages people to
:29:35. > :29:40.visit Wales. That is something we support. We will look at how we can
:29:40. > :29:49.maximise the advantage for Cardiff in the future, particularly in terms
:29:50. > :29:52.of improving Wales's visibility in the stadium. Do you also welcome
:29:52. > :29:58.Swansea's going into European football and the opportunity that
:29:58. > :30:03.gives to promote Wales? A premiership football club is a high
:30:03. > :30:13.wage business. We all talk about Wrexham getting to the play-off
:30:13. > :30:14.
:30:14. > :30:17.final. I was asked last week in a lunch in Swansea who I would support
:30:17. > :30:22.if Swansea played Cardiff. I said that I hope football would be a
:30:22. > :30:32.winner. I would be glad to see a Welsh club playing in league two
:30:32. > :30:46.
:30:46. > :30:50.next year. That would be very and we hope that the supporters will
:30:50. > :30:54.carry on with their loyalty for a grateful ball team. Have you learned
:30:54. > :31:00.anything as a government from the experience of Swansea and is there
:31:00. > :31:08.an exciting venture that you, your party, your officials have in mind
:31:08. > :31:13.to make sure that we promote football here in Wales as well?
:31:13. > :31:23.have advertising in the stadium and also, I opened the national foot all
:31:23. > :31:26.
:31:26. > :31:30.Centre in Newport. Dash-macro the National football Centre. We want to
:31:30. > :31:34.promote football, not just elite football, but all football, women's
:31:34. > :31:40.foot wall and football throughout the ages and difference levels.
:31:40. > :31:45.Dash-macro football throughout the ages. We want to help to promote
:31:45. > :31:51.what they do, but we want to ensure that they are showpieces for Wales
:31:51. > :31:57.and promote them on the world stage. Who've heard already to the
:31:57. > :32:01.sponsorship at the stand in the liberty stadium and the money that
:32:01. > :32:08.Wales has put into Swansea, that money was very well come, now we
:32:08. > :32:11.have to premiership teams, are you intending to continue this
:32:11. > :32:19.sponsorship of Swansea, and do you want to split this between two
:32:19. > :32:23.teams? Will be be promoting both teams at an equal level? There is no
:32:23. > :32:27.aim to reduce the money spent in Swansea, we want to treat both clubs
:32:27. > :32:31.fairly, but we want to make sure that there is extra money available
:32:31. > :32:37.to promote Wales when Cardiff city play in the Premier league next
:32:37. > :32:46.year. Question seven has been withdrawn, question eight, Keith
:32:46. > :32:55.Davies. Would you outline the licence for an extra channel three
:32:55. > :33:00.licence for Wales? We support this. We believe this is the time to have
:33:00. > :33:05.this debate instead of waiting for the next opportunity in 2024. If
:33:05. > :33:10.this was awarded, it is important to look further afield instead of bids
:33:11. > :33:13.from independent producers Henri licensing the franchise. Independent
:33:13. > :33:19.producers operate in Northern Ireland and in Scotland, and it is
:33:19. > :33:23.important that with devolution that we have culturally relevant
:33:23. > :33:30.programming for our identity. Given that ITV view this as commercially
:33:30. > :33:36.viable, is its time to reinvigorate this debate and consider aid bids
:33:36. > :33:42.from independent producers? There is no reason why these Scottish and
:33:42. > :33:48.Northern Irish model should not be used in Wales. It is important that
:33:48. > :33:53.television reflects the devolved nature of Wales. There is also
:33:53. > :33:58.television in north-macro, this is half the size of Wales. It is time
:33:58. > :34:08.to move away from the old Wales and West description that we had for so
:34:08. > :34:17.
:34:17. > :34:21.long. We need to raise the profile in Wales. With a separate channel
:34:21. > :34:31.three licence naked easier or more difficult is to promote government
:34:31. > :34:32.
:34:33. > :34:42.views in intergovernmental debates. -- make it easier for you or more
:34:42. > :34:51.difficult. The time has come and it is vital that the new licensing
:34:51. > :35:00.system make sure that this happens in Wales. A supplementary question?
:35:00. > :35:10.We will move on to question nine. Will the first Minister outline how
:35:10. > :35:11.
:35:11. > :35:21.they plan to support the Welsh economy in 2013? -- First Minister.
:35:21. > :35:23.
:35:23. > :35:30.We have plans for North Wales. of the annual public recruitment
:35:30. > :35:33.spend in Wales goes to small medium enterprises, from 2003. Will you
:35:33. > :35:38.outline how procurement practices in areas like north-east Wales can make
:35:38. > :35:46.crater use of the community benefit laws approach to benefit the
:35:46. > :35:49.regional economy in the area. made it clear that we expect
:35:49. > :35:52.contracting authorities to adopt the divinity benefits approach in all
:35:52. > :36:02.contracts were benefits can be realised and to approach those
:36:02. > :36:02.
:36:02. > :36:07.contracts utilising the tools we have available. The local authority
:36:07. > :36:14.and the NHS has outlined commitments to adopt this approach and this is
:36:14. > :36:21.included in the compact commit on. The 855 expressway is vital to the
:36:21. > :36:23.North Wales economy, and business and residences phase never-ending
:36:23. > :36:28.roadworks and congestion that makes travelling and doing business and
:36:28. > :36:34.misery. Can you confirm what plans the government has to assess the
:36:34. > :36:38.economic impact that these constant roadworks and the company congestion
:36:38. > :36:43.is having on the North Wales economy? What targets will you be
:36:43. > :36:46.setting to reduce the number of days affected by roadworks so that North
:36:46. > :36:54.Wales has the best chance to attract in word investment and generate
:36:54. > :36:58.economic growth? This new road is very much welcome on the northern
:36:58. > :37:02.coast, and occasionally there will be needs for roadworks, and
:37:02. > :37:08.sometimes they can be substantial. There are rogue agents were on for a
:37:08. > :37:16.scene works out to be carried out, but it is in good condition. --
:37:16. > :37:20.there are occasions where there is a need for work. They say that somehow
:37:20. > :37:23.these roadworks should be pushed away from us, but we should be able
:37:23. > :37:31.to control and maintain these arteries that are so important as a
:37:31. > :37:36.nation. TRANSLATION: Thank you, you say that deficiencies are not a
:37:36. > :37:42.barrier but very often the government has reminded us that
:37:42. > :37:45.problems on the M4 in South Wales is a problem for the Welsh economy.
:37:45. > :37:50.Investment and infrastructure is crucial to boosting the economy and
:37:50. > :37:56.billions are being spent on the electrification of the railway line,
:37:56. > :37:59.and money spent on upgrading the M4 in the Newport area and the money on
:37:59. > :38:08.Cardiff airport. When we'll be seeing investment on this level in
:38:08. > :38:12.North Wales? This shows there is investment in the road. If nothing
:38:12. > :38:20.occurred and the road were to decline, I know it is a problem for
:38:20. > :38:25.people when they cannot travel, as quickly as they would hope to. But
:38:25. > :38:34.it demonstrates that there is so much investment being put into that
:38:34. > :38:37.road. Question number ten, please. Would he make a statement on
:38:37. > :38:43.supporting people with multiple sclerosis? Yes, the health minister
:38:43. > :38:50.has committed to a delivery plan for neurological conditions including
:38:50. > :38:55.multiple sclerosis. I know that his commitment was widely and warmly
:38:55. > :39:02.received at an event of the launch of a hard-hitting report by the MS
:39:02. > :39:08.Society in Wales. It shows how there is a shortage of urologists in Wales
:39:08. > :39:12.with all for being based on the M4 corridor so that only 50% of the
:39:12. > :39:19.constituents see any role at 20 need one. How will they address this
:39:19. > :39:27.inequality? The fact that they are based on the M4 corridor does not
:39:27. > :39:31.mean that there is access restraint outside the M4 corridor. We would be
:39:31. > :39:34.implementing the neurosciences review to make sure that services
:39:35. > :39:40.are available to people where they live. In terms of the delivery plan,
:39:40. > :39:43.we expect that to be available for consultation this summer, and the
:39:43. > :39:53.opportunity will be there for responses to this consultation on
:39:53. > :39:56.how we take this plan forward. you agree that you have such
:39:56. > :40:00.differences in accessibility to these services is unacceptable, and
:40:00. > :40:05.given that North Wales is much further away than the M4 than the
:40:05. > :40:10.member of mid and West Wales's constituency, do you not think there
:40:10. > :40:16.should be an appointment of a specialist urologist in North Wales,
:40:16. > :40:23.and what consideration can you give for the need for specialist therapy
:40:23. > :40:31.services for people with MS? -- specialist neurologist. People say
:40:31. > :40:34.that people do not have access living in the north, but they do.
:40:34. > :40:40.When it comes to consultant neurologists, there are not many
:40:40. > :40:44.available in the UK or elsewhere. It is not possible to provide the same
:40:44. > :40:48.level of service in every hospital around Wales, but nevertheless, we
:40:48. > :40:56.want to make sure that a reasonable level of service is available across
:40:56. > :41:01.Wales and that will be in the final address. TRANSLATION: During the
:41:01. > :41:04.event at lunchtime I met with Aled Evans who lives in Cardiff and he
:41:04. > :41:12.suffers with MS and he sees his specialist neurologist every six
:41:12. > :41:16.months. He is under very modern medication and he sees expert nurses
:41:16. > :41:23.regularly. As for their lives in Cardigan and also suffers from an
:41:23. > :41:27.Asp and has seen a neurologist once in the last 20 years -- also suffers
:41:27. > :41:33.from multiple sclerosis. You said that they were working on schemes
:41:33. > :41:39.and plans, will you insure that this region hastens its work in this
:41:39. > :41:46.region so that people in my constituency receives the same
:41:46. > :41:52.access to MS support as anyone living on the M4 corridor? I read
:41:52. > :41:57.about this condition, what is important is where there are
:41:57. > :42:02.specialist in hospitals such as Morriston, that a way is found to
:42:02. > :42:05.enable for them to travel so that people can get the services the same
:42:05. > :42:12.as in West Wales. This is a model that is common and as part of this
:42:12. > :42:20.plan, the health board could look at this to ensure that a specialist
:42:20. > :42:23.does come to see them at a hospital from time to time. In a way, this
:42:23. > :42:29.service should be provided so they do not have to travel to Swansea on
:42:29. > :42:39.every occasion. We will leave the question is there,
:42:39. > :42:42.
:42:42. > :42:49.you can see more coverage on the BBC political editor who has been
:42:49. > :42:56.watching in Cardiff a, that was very interesting, a Welsh representative
:42:56. > :43:02.was welcomed on the Welsh Lions, but they accuse the government of
:43:02. > :43:08.dropping the ball. Yes, they had their own specific issues, the
:43:08. > :43:12.rowers the question and ambulances, there was the question on committee
:43:12. > :43:16.membership also. They were talking about targets more generally,
:43:16. > :43:21.talking about things raised over the weekend at the Conservative party
:43:21. > :43:25.conference in Swansea about failed targets and they are saying that if
:43:25. > :43:29.the government was set up and Carwyn Jones made a point of saying that
:43:29. > :43:35.his aim over the next five years was to deliver for the people of Wales,
:43:35. > :43:41.and that he made delivery and reaching targets a key aim of this
:43:41. > :43:45.government, that if they failed, then does this mean that the
:43:45. > :43:48.government is failing as a whole? Carwyn Jones batted it off saying
:43:48. > :43:52.that he spent the weekend of the party talking about the Welsh
:43:52. > :43:55.government and failures, and yet he was criticised for making the point
:43:55. > :44:02.that one of the key reasons that some targets have not been hit this
:44:02. > :44:08.because of government cutting the money available to spend. Kirsty
:44:08. > :44:14.Williams trying to get the First Minister speak about moving Labour
:44:14. > :44:18.assembly members of that committee? Three Labour members removed from
:44:18. > :44:23.the committee looking at legislation around smacking. The feeling in
:44:23. > :44:26.Cardiff a among many opposition members is that they were removed
:44:26. > :44:31.because of them having a view difference to that of the government
:44:31. > :44:35.and the Minister. The Minister has not responded to this, Kirsty
:44:35. > :44:40.Williams trying to get him to say something on the record, but he said
:44:40. > :44:45.it was the chief whip that removed him, this is first Minister 's
:44:45. > :44:49.questions, not achieve with questions, so no clear response.