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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. It is a matter for each health board as to what services they do provide for their local population, and, of course, Welsh Government wouldn't comment on a leaked document.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Well, we're very clear that paying the real living wage benefits employers as well as employees, and a comprehensive report by Cardiff University has shown that 94 per cent of real living wage accredited employers report having benefited from their…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Well, the Minister's officials were contacted yesterday afternoon by the chief executive of Trivallis housing association, and the Minister has certainly welcomed the swift action taken by them to ensure the safety of their residents, and we…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Well, I certainly agree with you that lessons, absolutely, have to be learnt, and I am very sorry to hear about your constituent's death. I will certainly ask the Minister for Health and Social Services to come forward with a written statement in…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. There are no changes to this week's Plenary 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.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes, absolutely. I mentioned we've got the stakeholder group, but, of course, for any individual business, like the one you referred to, or for a fisher, it's really important we understand what they require. And it's been really pleasing to see, as we've…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Certainly. You may have picked up a statement I made last week announcing a new application window for a funding round for the Welsh marine and fisheries scheme. That was opened, as I say, last week—I think it was 29 February, it was the leap year day, and…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, we just had the King scallop fisheries management plan—I published that in the middle of December last year. The group that was advising us on that are going to continue to have a look at the remote electronic monitoring, and whether it should form part…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes. As I say, it's a continual piece of work, really. I know officials do it, but I think it's really important, as Ministers, that you have those discussions. We'll keep trying, ahead of the negotiations, because additional quota opportunities, or what was…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
You keep trying to push with the Minister. December council we used to go to every year in Brussels when we were part of the EU. You did feel that you were part of those discussions, because you sat round the table, quite often through the night, but you were…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
To go back to my earlier answer to Llyr, we haven't had an inter-ministerial group meeting since—I think it must be approaching nine months now. Certainly, Thérèse Coffey—we've had two DEFRA Secretaries of State since then, and that's not through my lack of…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes, the uptake of it. And when we tried to have the pilot scheme in 2019 here, it didn't work, and I want to know why it didn't work. We need to look at making sure it does work the next time, so I think give it to the technical advisory group. I think the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes, broadly 40 per cent. I know you're never going to get 100 per cent, but I would like that as near to 100 per cent as possible. So, I think it's really important—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I think it's really important that we get it right, because, as I say, we had pilots before and the uptake wasn't great. The trouble is, as a Minister you hear lots of different things, and you're not quite sure which of those would be the best thing. So, I…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The intensive action area—where we did capture badgers, test them to see if they were infected et cetera. So, it's not that we've ignored it. We have done things, and then obviously you come forward with a programme that includes all those things. But to say…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, you're making a big assumption there, but of course we would have to look at it, and of course that has teeth. But as Richard said, you have to look at things—. So, for instance, in the previous term of Government, we did have some pilots where we…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Okay. Well, I will certainly read it and have a look at it.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Okay. No, I definitely haven't read that.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, what I will—. I'll ask Richard to perhaps do me a note on that paper. It may be that—. When was it published?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
But I need to see it.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
But I'm very happy to read it.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, you know the programme for government commitment is that we will not cull badgers, if that's what you're referring to, and that is a programme for government commitment from our manifesto on which we were elected, which will obviously cover this…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
No, I don't think I've looked at that. Have you looked at that?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes, I'm trying to think whether it was in my manifesto, but, obviously, it's part of the co-operation agreement.
