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Business Statement and Announcement
Yes, thank you. I will write to the Member with further information.
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Yes, the Minister will be bringing forward a statement either today or tomorrow—a written statement.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I absolutely share your concerns about the sub-postmasters and mistresses across the country whose lives have absolutely been ruined by this scandal. And, of course, the recent ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office has brought that back to the…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. This actually sits in the portfolio of the Deputy Minister for Social Care, and she absolutely remains committed to rolling out the baby bundles to more families during this Senedd term. The reduction in budget has absolutely required us to reflect…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Well, I think the Minister for Climate Change is very well aware of what is mandatory and what isn't, and it is a matter for local authorities, working with developers, to make sure that those mandatory requirements are adhered to. I'm very well aware of the…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I think Huw Irranca-Davies raises a very important point. As you say, I do work jointly with the Minister for Social Justice in relation to this area, but the Minister has really led, I think, having recognised the need for that co-ordination and…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I am pretty sure that guidance is provided in relation to community assets. You will appreciate the budget situation that we are all in, and I'm not quite sure if any financial support at all could be given. I will certainly—. The Minister for…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. With regard to the first question around a statement in relation to bus services and the default 20 mph scheme, I think it's fair to say that the majority of buses probably didn't travel much faster than 20 mph. And, certainly, in my own…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. There are three changes to this week's business. Shortly, the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership will make a statement on the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service review of culture and values. The Minister for Economy will then make a…
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Welsh Conservatives' Debate: Agriculture
Well, that's not my experience. I said before that so many Welsh farmers have said to me that they're very pleased we're not following land sparing, that we're not following the policies of the UK Government, and that they live here in Wales. I say to the…
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Welsh Conservatives' Debate: Agriculture
Diolch, Llywydd. I'm grateful to the Conservatives for tabling the motion today, which celebrates the economic contribution of Welsh farming and the importance of publicly funded investment in the sector. As set out in the Government amendment, I invite the…
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Welsh Conservatives' Debate: Agriculture
Formally.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Will do. Thank you. If I can just say, I wasn't aware that the evidence paper was late. I will certainly look into that and find out what happened. Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, I think that sits in the Minister for Social Justice's portfolio. I have been having—. Obviously, going back to what I was saying about so many Ministers having—. So, we are having that. But I'm sure that will come out after the draft budget next week.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes, I will. I would do that. I wouldn't—. I think the First Minister will leave it to us now to deal with.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Okay. So, this was an internal meeting. So, the first meeting was an internal meeting of every Minister who has food in his or her portfolio; and I think practically every Minister was around the table because everybody's got a little bit of food in their…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, we have done that. So, obviously, again, it's part of the co-operation agreement with Plaid Cymru, and Cefin and I have been working on this to bring a paper forward around all the food policies that we have across Government; so, that's one paper that is…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I still don't agree with that. I think it's fair to say Derek and I have agreed to disagree. You know, that's his view; my view is that we don't need a strategy. I think we both respect that. What would a strategy do that we can't do already? And I think that…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes. So, you'll know, as part of Peter Fox's food Bill, I was very keen to have discussions with—. We had a new future generations commissioner who came into post this year. I've met with him three times now. So, I met with him initially probably before the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes. And I think, once they are published, we need to then make sure we've got specific stakeholder groups around—so, one around bass and one around king scallops to make sure that we're absolutely at the heart of those discussions.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Really good. Really good. So, it's a hugely challenging and ambitious piece of work. I think there are around 30 FMPs, so what I've said to officials is that they need to concentrate on the ones that are the most applicable to Wales. So by, I think it's the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, I go back to the group. That's our main vehicle. And I think that's why we had to change it a bit. I think the group had got a bit stale and it was really important, after 10 years, to bring forward new—. I think we just rearranged the letters of WMFAG to…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, again, officials—. There's a senior steering fisheries group now at a UK level, and my officials sit on that. They have oversight of the development of the suite of operational agreements. It's very much a part of that steering group work programme. Every…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, I think the main barrier is probably the market chain, and that's really difficult to overcome. But, as I say, we have discussions with that ministerial advisory group, we make sure that the industry is aware of what's going on. We've obviously got the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, you'll be aware that I've got a new ministerial advisory group on fisheries, and officials are exploring—. We've had early meetings and discussions with stakeholders around that, making—. Because, for me, it's really important that that additional quota…
