, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. As you pointed out, sheep scab is a disease that we've had a particular focus on. We've provided, for the last couple of years, free year-round sheep scab skin-scrape testing through our Carmarthen veterinary investigation centre for our Welsh…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Control of endemic and exotic diseases in livestock in Wales is central to our animal health and welfare framework for 2014 to 2024. We have robust surveillance, control strategies and ongoing animal disease eradication programmes and projects in place to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you. You're quite right; bee health is absolutely essential for our existence. It's very good to hear about the action that you're taking. As you know, the Welsh Government is giving a free tree to everyone right across Wales, so that's one way we're…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Our nature network programme is funding projects that will support pollinators, including the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales healthy and resilient grasslands project, which aims to create a network of high-quality grasslands across 11 protected sites…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd, and I'd like to thank the three Members for their contributions to this debate. I am grateful to Huw Irranca-Davies and the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee for their scrutiny, and I very much regret that the Senedd has not had…
, Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I move the motion. I'm extremely disappointed to have to address the precision breeding Bill today. This Bill lifts certain types of gene-editing technologies out of the current definition of genetically modified organisms…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
You asked for an urgent statement, and I don't think that would be appropriate. This is a matter for Denbighshire County Council. What I would agree with is that as much transparency as possible, I think, is the way forward for every local authority in Wales…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Well, as you referred in your question, there is a new GP contract coming forward this year, and that's just part of that rolling programme, really, of reform that we have here in Wales of our primary care services. You may be aware that Betsi…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I absolutely agree with you that we should be providing that support to anyone who wants to have a family, and people who particularly have got fertility issues. You mentioned there was a consultation, and I am aware that the Welsh Health Specialised Services…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I will certainly go back to what I said to you on 15 November and speak to the Deputy Minister to see when he can bring forward that statement.
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. My initial answer to your first request is that I know the Minister for Health and Social Services is looking with the health board at the detail of the ruling that came forward to understand what broader lessons may need to be learned. It was…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I think you raise a very important point. When you started to ask me that question, you automatically think, as you say, about women and safety, but I think the point you raise about people who may not be as secure on their feet as many of us are…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. I think the Welsh Government has a very good story to tell about the improvements that we've made to a great number of houses within our housing stock. You'll be aware that, here in Wales, we have some very old housing stock, which has certainly…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. The Member will be aware that we are currently looking at bringing forward the sustainable farming scheme, and that there will be a transition from the basic payment scheme to the sustainable farming scheme. One thing we are looking at within the…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you. Whilst local authorities, I think in general, would say they had a better settlement than they had anticipated, clearly there are some very difficult choices to be made by our local authorities, and of course, it's always the services that they…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
In relation to your first point around the number of GPs, the Minister for Health and Social Services continues to do a great deal of work in bringing forward more trainee GPs every year. I think you will see that year on year over the past few years that has…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Llywydd. There are four changes to this week's business. The Minister for Climate Change will make a statement on flooding after the business statement and announcement, and that will be followed by a statement from the Minister for Health and Social…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much. I will send you a note on Farming Connect funding.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, everybody had to take a little bit of money out of their budget to reprioritise for front-line public services. So, it means that our very scarce resources are focused on health, education and local government. So, even the health Minister had to find…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes, yes. We can look at that.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes. So as Gavin said, I've got a meeting next week, certainly with the UK Government Minister—I don't know about devolved administrations—around the target operating model. So, it could be something that we could look at within that new model, going forward.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Sometimes, you're presented with things and you think, 'Yes, why does that happen?' I don't have the short answer. I don't know if Gavin does, but I'd be very happy to look into it.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Well, one of the reasons for having the project, as I say, was to make sure that that best practice was shared in a way that I don't think it had been before. In answer to your question, that seems eminently sensible to me. I will certainly make enquiries.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
No.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget - Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Yes, absolutely. I can't foresee any difficulties. I will certainly check and I'd be very happy to do that.
