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25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay. Thank you very much indeed. If I can now ask Sarah Murphy to come in to ask a set of questions. Sarah.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay, thanks. And Rachel.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay. Thanks. Rhys Evans.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay. Thank you very much. Can I ask all three of you for your views on the national minimum standards as a regulatory baseline and whether they should maintain the cross-compliance requirements of the common agricultural policy, as actually proposed in the…

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay. Thanks. And Rachel Sharp.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Thank you. Rhys Evans.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

That's fine.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Thank you very much indeed for those introductions. Perhaps I can just kick off with a series of questions regarding the Welsh Government's agriculture Bill and the sustainable farming scheme. Can I just ask for your views, first of all, on the proposed…

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Diolch yn fawr. A Rachel Sharp.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Diolch yn fawr iawn. Rhys Evans.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Croeso nôl i gyfarfod Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig. Fe symudwn ni nawr ymlaen i eitem 5 ar ein hagenda, sef sesiwn banel gyda sefydliadau amgylcheddol i drafod eu blaenoriaethau. Yn yr un modd â'r paneli yn ein cyfarfod diwethaf gyda…

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

And now we'll take another 15-minute break to prepare for the next session. Thank you very much indeed.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Thank you very much indeed.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay. Well, thank you very much indeed, both. I'm afraid time has beaten us. The session has now come to an end, so thank you very much indeed for giving up your time this morning. It's been a very informative and useful session. A transcript of today's…

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay, thank you. And Creighton.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay. Thanks for that. And can I ask you both about the transitional periods that are actually set in these regulations? Do you believe that the transitional periods set out in the regulations provide, actually, sufficient time for farm businesses to plan and…

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Thank you, Vikki. Can I just come back to what you said earlier on, Rachel? I think you've mentioned Scotland a few times, and how it's working well in Scotland, but my understanding is that only 14 per cent of Scotland's geographical area is actually covered…

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Thank you, Sarah. If I can now bring in Vikki Howells to ask a series of questions, Vikki.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay. Thank you, Luke. If I can now bring in Sarah Murphy to ask her question. Sarah.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Rachel.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Yes.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Yes, thank you very much indeed. Can I now bring in Luke Fletcher to ask a question? Luke.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Okay. Sam.

25 Tachwedd 2021, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Adolygiad o Reoliadau Adnoddau Dŵr (Rheoli Llygredd Amaethyddol) (Cymru) 2021 - sefydliadau amgylcheddol

Do you accept, though, that they are banned here in Wales?