, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. Obviously, these are crucial pieces of infrastructure to support disease prevention and control. So, that then supports our public health, and we've all seen what happens when we have a public health pandemic. So, it's really important that we have…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, we will have to obviously look at what comes out of this piece of work that Welsh Government officials are doing. I know from my regular meetings with NRW previously—. We found extra funding for them from within our main expenditure groups previously. So…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
—she has maintained NRW's core grant in aid budget at £60 million for 2022-23, and she's also provided an additional £1.5 million increase in revenue for a specific programme, from £21 million to £22.5 million, for the flood and coastal erosion risk…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, obviously, in this term of Government, NRW sits within the Minister for Climate Change's portfolio, so I don't now meet NRW on the regular basis that I did in the previous term of Government. But obviously, agricultural pollution and the regulations, et…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Not at the moment, no.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
That's right. BPS is in place until the end of 2023. So, yes, we won't see it happen before 2024. I mentioned earlier we're in the second part of the farmer engagement. From the summer, we're asking for expressions of interest now from our farmers. We've had…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
No, there will be a transition from basic payment scheme to sustainable farming scheme, and you're probably aware that, in the co-operation agreement, one of the things I'm now working with—I met Cefin Campbell for the first time yesterday to discuss this—is…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, we've had to, obviously, reallocate. So, the additional £30 million of capital funding I've had from the Minister for Finance and Local Government, obviously, is part of the funding. What I was trying to say was I can't find £106 million—I can't—but…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Say that again, sorry, Paul.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, you're quite right to refer to the reduction in funding from the UK Government. I talked about the RDP in my opening answers to the Chair. We know we have got that reduction, and I can't find that reduction from my budget. There is no way I'm going to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
No, I've got no specific concerns. Obviously, climate change is a massive priority for us all but, clearly, for the Welsh Government it's a significant priority—the fact that, after the election in May, the First Minister brought in a new portfolio just…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, obviously, you have discussions with the Minister for finance. So, that money has come from the pot of money that we have across Welsh Government. I needed that increase, obviously, to make sure that I do fulfil all my statutory duties and the programme…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Good morning.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, I suppose, as we go through—. At the moment, where are we, we're probably in month 7 or 8 now of the first year, and a lot of scoping work is currently being done, a lot of the design work is being done, but of course you have to look at the budget. So…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, all policies and schemes are monitored and evaluated very closely on a continual basis. I meet with my director of finance every week. I have more intensive monthly discussions on budgets to make sure that everything is as it should be. I think, as a…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes, I am confident. It would always be good to have more, of course, but we all recognise we're in very, very difficult times, coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, I've had a lot of very helpful discussions with all colleagues, but particularly with my…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. I'm Lesley Griffiths, I'm the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, and I'm joined by Tim Render, who's the director of rural affairs, and Christianne Glossop, our chief veterinary officer.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales—Promoting Welsh food and drink to the world
Thank you. I quite agree: every constituency has wonderful food and drink businesses within them. But, of course, I'm very well aware of the Denbigh plum, and Peter Plum, the mascot, is normally around many of our events that we hold. I spoke in detail before…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales—Promoting Welsh food and drink to the world
Thank you very much for those questions. I mentioned in an earlier answer that we think potentially the benefits will be about £14 million of new business and products. And certainly, when I went around the area where people were meeting buyers, it was very…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales—Promoting Welsh food and drink to the world
Thank you, Jane, for your comments and questions. I just realised I didn't answer Samuel's question around Peter Fox's Bill, and just to say: it's not that I object to it; I think we're doing a lot of what Peter had proposed, and I certainly look forward to…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales—Promoting Welsh food and drink to the world
Diolch for those questions. You're quite right; Welsh food and drink is seen as being of the highest quality, and also you referred to farming, and clearly our animal health standards and our environmental standards are very high. One of my concerns when we…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales—Promoting Welsh food and drink to the world
Thank you very much Samuel for your positive contribution to the statement, and I will say straight away this is not just about my portfolio, it is very much across Government, and I mentioned about the zones that we had in BlasCymru—the innovation zone, the…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales—Promoting Welsh food and drink to the world
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I would like to update Senedd Members on the third BlasCymru/TasteWales event that took place on 27/28 October 2021 at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport. BlasCymru is our signature international event to…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
The Member will be aware of our programme for government commitment in relation to house building. Whilst I do appreciate we have seen a drop, obviously the COVID pandemic will have had an impact on that, so we do hope that once we come out of the…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, and I commend the Member—I saw on his Twitter account the work he's done in relation to providing defibrillators. Increasing the number of defibrillators in the community is a key component of the work, I'm sure he's aware, of the Save a Life Cymru…
