▁un pre ced ented ▁growth ▁of ▁Pla id ▁support ▁and ▁membership ▁in ▁Card iff " ▁had ▁a ▁" s ometimes ▁difficult ▁relationship " ▁with ▁his ▁adopted ▁party , ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru . ▁ ▁Mc E voy ▁has , ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru , ▁supported ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁right - to - bu y ▁scheme ▁in ▁Wales . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁expressed ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Government ' s ▁" Children ▁( A bol ition ▁of ▁Def ence ▁of ▁Re ason able ▁P un ishment ) ▁( W ales ) ▁Bill " ▁which ▁would ▁see ▁most ▁forms ▁of ▁corpor al ▁pun ishment ▁prohib ited . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Mc E voy ▁drew ▁media ▁coverage ▁when ▁he ▁gave ▁an ▁Assembly ▁speech ▁inform ing ▁First ▁Minister ▁Mark ▁Dra ke ford ▁of ▁costs ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁£ 2 4 5 ▁to ▁change ▁light bul bs ▁under ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Government ▁W arm ▁Hom es / Ar bed ▁Am ▁B yth ▁scheme . ▁Dra ke ford ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁claims ▁with ▁a ▁letter ▁stating ▁that ▁costs ▁of ▁£ 2 4 5 ▁represented ▁work ▁including ▁light ing ▁fitting ▁in ▁" not ▁less ▁than ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁all ▁fixed ▁out lets " ▁in ▁homes , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁£ 2 4 5 ▁for ▁individual ▁light bul b ▁f itt ings . ▁Mc E voy ▁respond ed ▁by ▁acc using ▁the ▁First ▁Minister ▁of ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁matter ▁with ▁Ar bed