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The sixteenth FMQs of 2023 comes to a close.

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The Senedd will once again be lit tonight in the blue and yellow colours of Ukraine’s flag as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine and its people.

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Conservative Joel James says "the game-meat market in 2021 was estimated to be worth £100 million to the Welsh economy".

He says the Minister for Climate Change's recent comments - "the Welsh government does not support the shooting of live animals or birds as a leisure activity" - has caused concern.

The first minister says "the Minister for Climate Change was referring to leisure shooting - the shooting of live animals for sport. I certainly do not support that. We don't support it on Welsh government land. When it comes to the game-meat industry in Wales, that is a different matter, and that does have the support of the Welsh government."

Conservative Peter Fox says "the public outrage about the condition of our rivers across Wales understandably continues to grow, not helped by the recent revelations that 25 per cent of all sewage discharges across the UK happen in Wales".

The first minister says "Natural Resources Wales assesses 44 per cent of our rivers at either good or higher ecological status. The latest river basin management plans set out how we intend to improve water quality across Wales working with our partners, and the Welsh government provides a £40 million funding package to support those endeavours."

He points out that there are 1,300 abandoned metal mines in Wales, "many of which contribute to pollution in our rivers".

On the effectiveness of the education system in enabling social mobility in Wales, Labour's John Griffiths says "at a recent meeting I had with a secondary school headteacher, concerns were raised regarding white working-class boys in the school not fulfilling their potential".

The first minister replies there are "three separate factors" in the performance of white working-class boys within the education system.

"My own view is that the most fundamental of those factors is the class factor, the fact that those are young people who come from homes where families have to deal with the consequence of poverty in their lives, where experiences that other families are able to take for granted may not be available to those young people."

He says the second of the three factors is gender - "the foundation phase is surely the most powerful thing we have in early years education to make sure that young boys feel that learning is something that matters to them".

"The third factor in white working-class boys is ethnicity, and I think that is the weakest explanatory variable."

In his first session of First Minister’s Questions as interim leader of Plaid Cymru, Llyr Gruffydd says "figures published last week suggest that Wales saw the largest year-on-year increase in unemployment in the whole of the United Kingdom".

The first minister replies, "I think the more remarkable story about the Welsh economy is how resilient it has proved under the many stresses and strains that Llyr Gruffydd alluded to with employment levels. Despite the impact of interest rates and soaring energy prices, employment levels, I think, are showing resilience."

Mr Gruffydd calls for "an independent review of government programmes that seek to tackle lack of economic activity".

Mr Drakeford says "I'm willing to consider any ideas that Llyr Gruffydd has, but we already have a lot of evidence and I don't want to decelerate what we're doing at present by waiting for an independent review of what we're doing, when there are ideas that we already have that we can implement to help people".

Andrew RT Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, calls on the first minister to commit to eliminating two-year waits in the Welsh NHS by the end of the year.

Mr Drakeford says the health minister has written to health boards setting out that expectation, "to provide 99 per cent, is what the minister is reminding me, because there will always be a small number of people for whom it is clinically not the right thing to proceed with an operation at the point that it was originally intended. So the 1 per cent is just there to make sure that that eventuality is covered. Otherwise, the letter to health boards is clear: we expect those long waits to be eliminated within the time frame that the leader of the opposition has identified."

Mr Davies says "I'm pleased, in one breath, to hear that, but mindful, obviously, that the original target for eliminating two-year waits within Wales was March of this year".

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The Llywydd (presiding officer) Elin Jones conducts a ballot to determine the names of members who may table questions to the first minister and Welsh ministers. Each member may enter their name into a ballot.

Labour MS Hefin David seeks an update on Welsh government support with the cost of school uniform for learners and their families.

Mr Drakeford replies that "our updated uniform guidance requires schools to prioritise affordability", and that families on lower incomes can apply for a of up to £300 to help with the cost of school uniforms.

But the Welsh government has stopped short of calling for school logos on clothes to be ditched, saying they should "not be compulsory".

It comes after a consultation which asked for views on easing the burden of buying uniforms for families struggling with the cost of living.

Mr David welcomes the measures by the Welsh government, adding, "in complement to that, in Lansbury Park in Caerphilly, Lisa Watkins runs the Caerphilly Uniform Exchange, whereby people can visit to exchange uniforms, to pick up uniforms, and, the most important thing to know, they're open to everyone - regardless of income, you are welcome to go along and use the Caerphilly Uniform Exchange."

Andrew RT Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, asks "what discussions is the Welsh Government having with South Wales Police regarding riots in Cardiff over the last 24 hours?"

Jane Hutt, the Minister for Social Justice, calls for calm following the riots in Ely.

She says, "this is a tragic incident, my thoughts are with all those affected".

"I would call for calm and for people to support the police and other agencies involved in supporting the local community."

Mr Davies says there "could be no excuse for the violence".

Ms Hutt agreed that there was "completely unacceptable" violence.

Plaid Cymru's Heledd Fychan says: "Many people are devastated by what happened last night and the subsequent violence as well. People are terrified saying that they are still worried that this could still escalate further."

Two teenage boys died in a crash before a riot broke out in Cardiff which left several police officers injured.

Cars were set alight and fireworks thrown at police as 100 to 150 people gathered at the scene in Ely on Monday.

Police dismissed social media rumours that they were involved in the crash, saying officers arrived at the scene afterwards.

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Emergency Question on the riots in Cardiff last night, and the sixteenth session of First Minister's Questions in 2023.

The meeting is held in a hybrid format, with some members in the Siambr (Senedd chamber) and others joining by video-conference.

You can click on the play button above to watch the proceedings.