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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, the Minister is in her place and heard your question. I think it would be better if you wrote to her directly.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I think you raise two very important points, but the latter one, I think, is really important. Certainly, with my north Wales hat on, I was at the Eisteddfod last summer, where I met with health visitors from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Well, clearly, every budget has had to face cuts right across the Welsh Government, and the Minister for Economy, and, of course, that's the Deputy Minister's portfolio as well, had significant cuts that they've had to, then, pass on…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I am aware you have written to me, and I will of course be responding to you this week. My next meeting, as soon as I leave the Chamber after this business statement, is with NFU Cymru. We are out to consultation. I think everybody needs to remember that we…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. There are three changes to today's agenda. Firstly, the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership will make a statement on the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service review of culture and values—next steps. Secondly, I have postponed the debate on…
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales
Thank you, Ken, for those comments and questions. I absolutely agree with you, and, again, going back to the culinary awards I was at last Wednesday, which was run by one of the providers of skills here in Wales, Arwyn Watkins said that restaurants now in…
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales
Thank you for that. One of the things that I really wanted to do with the first BlasCymru back in 2017 was bring the world to Wales, and I think we've done that. The team of officials who work on this did a brilliant job, and they've just built on that…
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales
Thank you. So, you raised a few questions and points there; I will try to answer them all. I think you're right about optimism, it is really difficult. There are so many challenges, and the challenges seem to have come on one after the other, don't they, over…
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales
Well, I would certainly agree with that last point, and I can assure you that that's not going to happen. I mean, the analysis that you referred to—and I did have a conversation with NFU Cymru around it—as I say, is very old data, and there will be further…
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: BlasCymru/TasteWales
Thank you, Chair. I am pleased to update Senedd Members on BlasCymru/TasteWales 2023. The Welsh Government launched the event back in 2017 and it has taken place every two years since then, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme of the event reflected…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Both Ministers have agreed to do written statements. Diolch.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Regarding the economic impact assessments on the economic analysis ahead of the consultation for the sustainable farming scheme, I don't think I will be doing an oral statement around that. I've made it very clear that this is very old data, and…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. In relation to your first request, clearly, the two situations you outlined are unacceptable, and I too send my sympathies to the family involved in the second example that you gave. If we look at our ambulance service, and certainly if we compare…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, I don't think I have anything more to add, really, to my answer to Laura Anne Jones. This is not a matter for the Minister for Health and Social Services; this is a matter for Aneurin Bevan, so you've done absolutely the right thing writing to them. But…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Well, this isn't a matter for the Minister for Health and Social Services; this is obviously an operational matter from within Aneurin Bevan health board. My understanding is there was only one patient a night, on average, attending. And again…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Well, what I will do is ask the Minister to encompass your issues as well in the written statement. It's really important that our rural communities have access to broadband in the way that urban areas do too, for business and, obviously, for…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I will certainly ask the appropriate Minister to update via a written statement.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, obviously, we welcome foreign students to our Welsh universities, but I think we do have to be very careful. I know the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language is currently speaking to vice-chancellors in general around foreign students, and I'm…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I will agree to a statement on your first question, but not to your second.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. There are two changes to this week's Plenary business. Tomorrow's committee debate will be on the challenges facing the creative industry workforce in Wales, which was postponed from last week. Therefore, the debate on the Culture…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes, certainly, I will speak to the Minister for Climate Change within whose portfolio this sits. I know her officials are currently reviewing all applications received from RMAs, and she will be publishing next year's programme in March. So, I will certainly…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Across Welsh Government, we work closely with our local authorities and Natural Resources Wales as lead flood risk management authorities. We encourage RMAs to put forward proposed schemes for funding under our flood and coastal erosion risk management…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. Certainly, the young farmers clubs do, as you say, play a vital role, and I think in my last oral questions session you raised some excellent work—I can't remember if it was trainers or shoes—that was being done in one of your local young farmers…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Farmers in Pembrokeshire have received almost £18 million of basic payment scheme payments since October, which is over 99.9 per cent of claimants. This support is in addition to our Farming Connect service, which continues to provide important help and…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
We've made £1.5 million available to the Welsh marine and fishery scheme for 2023-24. There have been three funding rounds and, unfortunately—obviously, it's a demand-led scheme—it has been disappointing, the take-up of that funding. That's why I was able to…
