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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I know the Minister for Climate Change—and certainly, in the last term of Government, the Minister for economy and transport—had some significant funding going forward to make sure the infrastructure is in place, because, of course, we don't need…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, Jenny, for those two points. In relation to your first point around the ability to get the certification online, I think, as you say, it's very welcome. And as you know, the Minister for health does a weekly update in relation to the COVID-19…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Yes, I absolutely agree with you around the achievements of the Welsh squad in getting to the final 16 for the second time—I've waited all my life for them to get to a major tournament for the first time, only for them to do it twice. And if somebody had told…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch. Well, knowing the history of the events that Conwy council have managed to produce over the past few years, they've certainly been exceptional, and I will certainly ask the Minister for Economy to bring forward a written statement.
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Business Statement and Announcement
The Member raises a very important point, and, of course, this Government wants to ensure high-rise buildings are well equipped to protect life and limb if we have the unfortunate event of a fire. Of course, cladding is not the only concern for high-rise…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch. I haven't had sight of the letter that you wrote to me this morning, but I do know there is some advice sitting on my desk upstairs that I will certainly clear before the end of this week, and I will ensure that I write to the Member with a response…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I think the press conferences—and you referred to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language's press conference yesterday—have been very good in getting information out to the public, the people who are most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. There are no changes to this week's business. Draft business for the next three 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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Short Debate: Eradicating sheep scab in Wales: the continuing need to have a strong plan in place to eradicate sheep scab in Wales
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. I quite agree with Janet Finch-Saunders; it is absolutely not a laughing matter. Sheep scab is one of the most contagious diseases of sheep in Wales, and it's a really difficult challenge to our sheep industry. Eradicating…
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Short Debate: Eradicating sheep scab in Wales: the continuing need to have a strong plan in place to eradicate sheep scab in Wales
I did not laugh.
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Short Debate: Eradicating sheep scab in Wales: the continuing need to have a strong plan in place to eradicate sheep scab in Wales
It's not.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. Absolutely, it is a very distressing time for farmers. I know how distressing it is when they have a TB breakdown. You'll be aware that we've got those bespoke action plans as well, where we deal with those really difficult breakdowns. You…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I don't think that was what the First Minister did at all. You will have heard me say in my earlier answer to Samuel that what he was referring to was the information that we've been given around the likely causes for increases in the low-incidence TB area. I…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
When I relaunched the TB eradication programme in 2017, I committed to updating Members of the Senedd annually. The latest written statement I issued was in November 2020 and I will be releasing the next statement on the progress of our TB eradication…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I think it's very important that we do enlarge the food processing sector that we have here. It's really important for the Welsh economy, as you say. I'd certainly be very happy to look in broad terms at what we can do in relation to that at Felindre.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
It surprises me that you say that around diversification into tourism, because I think that is an area where we've seen some significant diversification. A lot of the applications we've had in relation to diversification lately have been in relation to…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I haven't had any discussions with the two Ministers that you referred to in the past month or so of the new Government, but clearly, having been in the portfolio in the previous term, I've had those discussions about ensuring our rural areas get the funding…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch. The rural development programme continues to deliver across the whole of Wales, including in south-west Wales. Projects are being delivered that are benefitting our natural environment, businesses and rural communities throughout the country.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The Member will be aware of the significant work that was undertaken in the previous Senedd term around CCTV. We had a voluntary approach where we provided significant funding for the smaller slaughterhouses. All the larger slaughterhouses in Wales do have…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
It is certainly the responsibility of the owner to ensure the health and welfare of the animal that they have in their keeping. We would expect people to absolutely recognise that and behave in the same way.
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. No person may keep any dangerous wild animal, and that includes many primates, without first obtaining a licence from their local authority under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. As part of that, local authorities would, obviously, inspect…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I'm not able to give you a timeline for it. Obviously, it's in our programme for government, so it will be during this Senedd term, but it's something that I'm seeking to do at the first possible opportunity. I know it's something that you feel very…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I absolutely agree with you—I firmly believe pets enhance family life, and we have certainly seen, unfortunately, an increase particularly in dog thefts over the past few years. It's a criminal offence under the Theft Act 1968, which is, obviously, a reserved…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. I think you raise a really important point, and I think many people will be grappling with this issue, perhaps as they go back to work, back to the office or back to their place of employment, because they bought the animal during the COVID…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Llywydd, I understand that you've given your permission for questions 4, 5 and 8 to be grouped. Animal health and welfare is a priority for the Welsh Government and for the Wales animal health and welfare framework group. The framework group, launched in…
