9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Well, yes, it's just very uncertain, isn't it? 'I don't know', is the short answer. We have to assume that we won't lose a penny, because that's what we were told, but, clearly, at the moment—. The reason we, as I explained, use the £278 million and we took…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Well, that's the refocus of Farming Connect.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
One of the things that we've done is we've refocused Farming Connect. So, again, we know that farmers will want different support—so, they might want more technical support or advisory support—so, we've refocused that instead.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Absolutely.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
No, I absolutely agree, and one of the things we've been keen to do is—and Peter will know this—. Farmers already have a lot of data, and you don't want them to have to repeat it and repeat it and repeat it. So, I think part of the co-design of the…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
I absolutely agree with you. So, officials are, obviously, currently working with NRW to determine if there will be additional costs. Obviously, as we go through the co-design of the scheme and bring the Bill forward, I'll continue to work with the Minister…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
No, I agree.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes. So, the preferred option is that we will enhance and build on the current system, and that's certainly what we are going to try and do. We will only develop new IT functions if we absolutely have to. I think it's fair to say, because we want to do…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, we've based that on the historic Rural Payments Wales costs for the delivery of CAP in the previous period, 2014-2020. So, that's where that figure has come from, and primarily it covers the BPS and the RDP schemes as well. So, again, whilst SFS is…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes. So, as I say, when we publish the consultation for the final sustainable farming scheme, alongside that we will publish the—
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, the Bill itself doesn't define a delivery mechanism for future support. As you know, the SFS is currently being designed still, so therefore a quantitative assessment of the benefits is not really possible at this stage. But, again, the evidence that's…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
We have a forestry provision stakeholder group, and the likely costs and benefits were identified working with that group. There were representatives of both forestry and conservation sectors on that group, and there were a number of unquantified costs that I…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
But, as I say, it is quantified in the EM.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Well, it would depend on the tenancy agreement, because, obviously, every one is unique, so it would absolutely depend on the type of—. But I should say that we hope to avoid disputes. I mean, we're going to do our very best to make sure that that's what this…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, the cost has been quantified in the explanatory memorandum. I don't have the figures off the top of my head. I don't know if anybody else does, but we can certainly provide those if—
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Yes, okay.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
There's no shortage of that. An impact report will have to be completed periodically as well. There will be reporting requirements for progress that will be made against the sustainable land management objectives. So, there will be a huge range. There'll be…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
There's a comprehensive monitoring and reporting requirement. So, again, James mentioned some of those, but there'll be an annual financial reporting of schemes operating under the power to provide support.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
Well, I guess you'll have me here again [Laughter.]
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
So, I anticipate that that work will estimate the economic impact of the proposed FSF—the SFS, sorry, I said the wrong letters—on the Welsh farming sector, at both a regional and a sectoral level and obviously, for different types of farms and for different…
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
We'll send you a note then.
9 Tachwedd 2022 , Finance Committee
Goblygiadau ariannol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru): Sesiwn dystiolaeth
No deal.
