, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I'm happy with that. Can I just ask, Minister, as a follow-up, on this issue of access to the countryside? Obviously, many people in north Wales are very excited about the prospect of there being a new national park. And this is something that the Welsh…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
That's great. Thank you for that, Minister. Can I call Hefin David next?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Can I just ask a couple of questions, Minister? Some of the things that have been live topics of discussion in the Senedd in recent months, of course, have been the potential banning of greyhound racing tracks in Wales, and I know that you've committed to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, Vikki. Luke Fletcher, you wanted to come in on this.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Okay, thanks, Sam. We're going to come back to Vikki Howells now, on animal welfare.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I know that Gareth Davies is delighted with the news about the Denbigh plum festival. Moving on from Gareth to his colleague Sam Kurtz.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. Sarah Murphy, you want to come in.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thanks for that, Minister. We'll move on, then, to Vikki Howells.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Okay. In terms of flexibility within the UK, obviously, the Welsh Government may take a slightly different view on what it might want to put in place. Is the view at the moment that you're more likely to be in tandem with the other nations of the UK, or will…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I'd like to know what the size of a chicken veranda is myself, actually. So, to what extent do you think there'll be divergence from any new EU organic regulations? Have you got any indications of that at the moment, Minister?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, what sort of timescale do you think you will be able to achieve?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, the EU regulations are moving on and changing and developing, but you're trying to take a four-nation approach basically to change in the future. Do you think that the changes will be brought forward before December 2023? Is that a timescale that you're…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
And also Gian Marco Currado is joining us, and he is the Welsh Government's director of environment and marine. So, welcome to you all. Minister, we've obviously got a number of questions that Members want to raise with you today on a whole host of different…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
We'll move on then to item 5 on our agenda today, the general ministerial scrutiny session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd. I'm very pleased to able to welcome virtually to our meeting today Lesley Griffiths, the Minister…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Papers to note
We move on to item 4, which is our papers to note. We have a number of papers to note on our agenda. We've got a letter from myself to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. That's to request his attendance at a future committee…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you very much. Any further declarations? I can see that there aren't any.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good morning, and welcome to today's meeting of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. I'm delighted to be able to welcome you today. We've got a few papers to note, and we'll do that in a second. There are no apologies for absence today. Are there…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Can I ask you, Trefnydd, for a statement from yourself in your capacity as rural affairs Minister in relation to squirrelpox? There are huge problems with squirrelpox; it's affecting many red squirrels, our native squirrels, in Scotland, and I'm very…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I appreciate that answer. I know there's a statement on this matter later on, but 16 years ago when I first became a Member of the Senedd, people were able to access two NHS check-ups a year, and most people in my constituency were able top register with a…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in Clwyd West? OQ59250
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
We will now move a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are all Members content? I can see that Members are content, so we'll go into private session. Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill LCM
We will move on, then, to item 4 on our agenda, the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill LCM. There's a copy of a legal advice note that has been circulated to Members. I will take it that that has been noted, and there are no comments from anybody.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 8
Okay, Hefin? So, if there are no further questions, that brings us to the end of the evidence session. I want to thank you, Peter Fox, the Member in charge of the Bill, for your attendance today, and Gareth Rogers and Aled Evans too. As I said earlier, you'll…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 8
Thank you, Sarah. Are there any further questions from Members? Hefin David.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Food (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 8
Okay, Hefin? Sarah Murphy.
