By Mark Isherwood, MS for North Wales

After the First Minister announced he would be imposing a Wales-wide Covid-19 'fire-break' lockdown, I commented: "They've had months to develop a hyperlocal response which suppresses the virus where it's cases are highest, but have instead pursued a broad strokes approach that has paralysed vast swathes of the economy".

At a meeting of the Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet, Welsh Conservative Local Authority Leaders told us they would have used a targeted approach instead, like the Tier 3 restrictions in England.

Speaking in the Welsh Parliament, I asked the Finance Minister to respond to calls by North Wales Local Authorities for assurances that the lost income and additional expenditure resulting from decisions made by the Welsh Government during the pandemic will continue to be met by the Welsh Government.

I also criticised the absence of specifics in the Welsh Government's proposed 'Tackling Fuel Poverty' plan and asked what additional actions the Welsh Government is taking to support fuel poor households this winter.

Responding to claims by Alyn and Deeside MS, Jack Sargeant, that the Prime Minister has broken his promise to put more police on the streets, I referred to this month's Home Office confirmation that North Wales Police is to grow by 62 Officers in 2020-2021, with two further increases over the following 2 years.

I also responded to the First Minister's misleading statement that a Welsh Conservative Government would scrap funding for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). We have always stated that we would continue to fund PCSOs, where 'community safety' is a devolved matter, and we will.

As Shadow Housing Minister, I welcomed the call by the National Residential Landlords' Association Wales for a Welsh Housing Survey.

I chaired the online meeting of the Cross Party Group on Disability and attended the online meeting of the Cross Party Group on Tourism, where Welsh Tourism sector representatives asked why the Welsh Government is restricting tourism to Wales when the areas of Wales which had the highest numbers of tourist visitors during the summer had the lowest risk of Covid-19 infection.

Other online meetings included the Cross Party Group on Beer and the Pub, where the British Institute of Innkeeping and owners of licensed premises told us that policy makers need to look at the evidence showing minimal Covid-19 infection rates in licensed premises, the vice chancellor of Glyndwr University, Marie Curie, and NUS Wales to discuss their priorities, in particular the mental wellbeing of students.

Stay safe. If you need my help, email Mark.Isherwood@senedd.wales or call 0300 200 7219.