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Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
Seven.
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Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
Well, just to be clear, I don't think I personally had any discussions with HM Treasury; I'm trying to think now—it's a long time since then. Most of my discussions were with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; the discussions at the…
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Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
Prynhawn da. Very well, thank you.
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Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
So, it's a very interesting portfolio. As you know, I was very fortunate to have some of it in the previous term of Government. Obviously, north Wales is a new addition and Trefnydd. I'll put Trefnydd to one side, and for north Wales, obviously, I have a…
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Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - General Ministerial Scrutiny
Thanks very much, Chair, and welcome to you in your new position. So, I'm Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd. I have three officials with me today. I have Christianne Glossop, the Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales; Tim…
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The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2021
No, thank you.
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The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2021
Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you for the opportunity to introduce the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2021. I move the motion. These regulations are made using the made…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. The Minister for Education and the Welsh Language did issue a written statement just last week, on Thursday 14 October, outlining the latest safety measures in place across education settings in Wales.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Well, the funding of social care is something that's on the top of the majority of governments' agendas, and it's something that we are are certainly looking at, as a Government. I would not agree with you around the way that the UK Government have…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Welsh Government has always made it very clear that our priority, when it comes to flooding policy, flooding management, flooding funding, is to protect as many lives as possible and as many homes as possible, and then businesses come within that criteria…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, as you rightly point out, this is an ongoing piece of work at the current time. It would be wrong to pre-empt any recommendations that come to the Minister. But obviously, as that process goes through, she will update Members at the most appropriate…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. In relation to your second point, around co-operative housing, I'm very aware, as I'm sure the Member is, that the Minister for Climate Change, who has responsibility for housing, very much wants a co-operative housing focus. I know she absolutely…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I'm not familiar with the story that you refer to, but I certainly do think there has been a culture change—and it's a health board I know very well myself—since, as you say, the monitoring of special measures, et cetera. And the Minister for…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. There are no changes to this week's Plenary business. Draft business for the next three sitting weeks is set out on the business statement and announcement, which can be found amongst the meeting papers, available to Members electronically.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
We no longer have bespoke designated nitrate vulnerable zones in Wales, as you're aware, and on 27 January this year, I introduced the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution)(Wales) Regulations 2021, and as you know, those initial measures came…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The designation of nitrate vulnerable zones was a requirement of the EU nitrates directive, and the effectiveness of the NVZ designation was assessed as part of our commitment. Natural Resources Wales review NVZ designation on a regular basis to determine…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, I don't think that would be a decision for the north Wales Cabinet sub-committee. Obviously, the cover of emergency services across north Wales has to be appropriate at all times. You just mentioned two significant incidents that happened at the same…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The Cabinet committee on north Wales discusses a wide range of important topics. The first meeting of this Senedd term included a discussion on the pressures faced by health and social care partners, involving the chief executive of the health board, chief…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you, and I am aware that you wrote to me last week again, I think about the same farmer. I will ensure you get a response by next week. Animal owners are paid compensation, as you know, and it is really important that we strive to ensure that the…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Welsh farmers receive full market value for cattle removed under the TB eradication programme. I will be making an oral statement next month regarding a refreshed programme for TB eradication in Wales. Arrangements for making TB payments to farmers will…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I mentioned in my previous answer to Tom Giffard that the Welsh Government had funded a project with local authorities. It's a three-year project that we began as part of our work around bringing legislation forward in relation to banning third party sales of…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. So, you're absolutely right—they play an invaluable part in animal welfare services, and, unfortunately, there are times when things have gone wrong, and certainly, since I've been Minister, I've had a couple of issues highlighted to me, but the…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. The Welsh Government work closely with the Animal Welfare Network for Wales group, who published their voluntary code of practice for animal welfare establishments or sanctuaries in 2020. Further consideration on better regulation of animal welfare…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. It is something I am currently considering as part of the animal welfare plan. So, I've asked officials—the chief veterinary officer and her officers—to look at a five-year animal welfare plan for Wales so that we can build on the progress that…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. The Government’s response to the review was published on 4 March 2020. To address the recommendations, officials are working closely with local authorities on tackling barriers to enforcement, enhanced training, better guidance and improved use of…
