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<p>I thank Sioned for pushing for this debate today; however, I am of the opinion that whatever is said here today will have little to no impact on UK Government policy. This is not a UK Government known for listening to the Labour cliques in the Welsh Government. Why should they pay any attention to what we say here today?</p>
<p>The pathways to work Green Paper is causing real and deep concern amongst those in receipt of health-related benefits across the length and breadth of Wales. According to the First Minister, the UK Government cuts to welfare will fall more heavily in Wales. This is just adding to the concerns for our disabled constituents, which will not be addressed by this debate today. We need greater clarity, not more noise. Surely we would be better off calling the Secretary of State for Wales to come to this Chamber to address concerns and thoroughly outline the UK Government's plans. After all, this is not legislation, it is a Green Paper, the start of the process, not the end. The Senedd and the representatives of the people of Wales should be able to feed their views into the process, but this is a reserved matter. We have no direct role in these UK reforms.</p>
<p>We on this side of the Chamber believe that it should remain that way. Unlike Plaid and many in the Labour group, Welsh Conservatives don't support devolution of welfare. If it was devolved, would you be doing anything different? I would like for Plaid and the Welsh Government to outline what steps they would take to ensure the long-term sustainability of the welfare system and to restore fairness. Doing nothing is not an option, the bill for health and related benefits for people of working age is set to rise to £71 billion a year by the end of the decade, far more than we spend on defending our nation. Something has to be done, and I congratulate the UK Government for finally realising this, but they are being disingenuous and hypocritical. Rachel Reeves has stated that designing a benefits system to save money is wrong. Liz Kendall has said that cutting disability support goes against the values of a decent society. According to Sir Keir Starmer, cutting disability benefits is unfair and unacceptable.</p>
<p>What we need is clear direction and, above all, assurances that disabled people will not be forced into poverty as a result of the UK Government's proposals. But these are questions that only the UK Government can address, so either the Welsh Government needs to be more forthcoming with their correspondence with the UK Ministers, or we need to be able to question the UK Government directly. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Diolch yn fawr.</span></p>

<p>I tell you what is going up: council tax bills, energy bills, water bills. These are the things that are going up under a Labour Government here in Wales and in Westminster. The truth is you give us the same old tired answers. You're a clapped-out Government that is running out of steam, running out of ideas, and let me tell you: you're running out of time too. The legacy of the previous UK Government was that you inherited the fastest-growing economy in the G7, and in just months, you've brought that growth to a standstill. Growth is down, inflation is up, taxes are up and unemployment is up. That's your record as a Labour Government here in the UK, and the British people, and people here in Wales, are working harder, paying more and getting less. It's economic chaos. That's why we had an emergency budget just last week.</p>
<p>More than 200,000 businesses have closed across the United Kingdom since Rachel Reeves was put in charge of the UK economy, the largest number in British history—more than 770 businesses per day. Many of those businesses, of course, are here in Wales, and those people that would've been employed by them are now on the dole. What is your Government doing to fix this? You're giving them the highest business rates in Britain. And just before the Easter holidays, when people should be looking forward to a beautiful break here in Wales, you're about to introduce legislation that will pave the way for a tourism tax. Can you tell us, First Minister, how increasing taxes, having the least competitive business rates system in Britain, and a tourism tax will benefit our Welsh economy?</p>

<p>Can I thank Alun Davies? I look forward to receiving his letter on that very important point. I think what the Member was saying about different standards of infrastructure and services largely goes back to the way that we've been dealing with investment decisions over many, many decades, where we utilise the Treasury Green Book that will always see more investment pumped into the most affluent areas, because that's how you get the biggest benefit-cost ratio. Now, my understanding is that the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves wants to move away from that, wants to reform that approach so that we can truly level up. But it's something that I and others in Welsh Government have been acutely conscious of over many years, and that's why we've pursued—and my goodness, we've faced some challenges with the dualling of the Heads of the Valleys road in terms of the cost of that particular scheme—but we pursued it because we knew that it would make a huge difference to people's lives in those communities that it serves. And, we're acutely aware, as well, of the role that the metro will play in driving social justice and employment opportunities.</p>
<p>We inherited the concession scheme that Alun Davies refers to. It's certainly always under review. The future of it is largely based on the cost and affordability, but as the Member said, we are regularly looking at that and I would very much enjoy a visit to Abertillery with the Member to see where the spur could go.</p>