, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
And I agree with you on that, but they didn't, did they?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I understand what you're saying, but that's of no comfort to people who are none the wiser in terms of what they can expect, because, clearly, if you don't get a decent budget, then the payment is going to be reflected in that way, isn't it? It's not really…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
We're BVA-heavy today.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Another honorary member of the BVA. Yes. Diolch.
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Climate Change
We've learnt this afternoon that the UK Minister responsible for COP28 has actually left the discussions for London, leaving his civil servants to complete those negotiations at a very fraught moment in his absence. He's returning, of course, to try and bail…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session - the co-operation agreement
Thank you.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session - the co-operation agreement
Okay. I'm aware that time is against us, so I'll move on to broadcasting, if I may, and just ask when we are likely to hear any decision on creating a shadow broadcasting authority.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session - the co-operation agreement
And what of this ambition of reducing the pay gap between NHS workers and social care staff? That isn't dissimilar in terms of the fiscal challenges. Are we likely to see progress on that too?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Ministerial scrutiny session - the co-operation agreement
Yes, thank you. I want to talk about the national care service. It is a challenging issue, isn't it, when we're talking about funding something of this kind, and I just want confirmation that you are still committed to working towards that aim. And, of…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
I just wanted to ask—. The Youth Parliament, of course, have recently called for free bus transport for young people and, of course, in the current climate with regard to the cost of living, that could be very beneficial. Has the Government considered that?…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
Not on this particular subject.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
Okay, thanks.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
Thank you for that. You referred to your response to some of the recommendations made by the expert group on the cost of living. When is the Government going to publish its formal response, because I think you said in the Chamber last week that you'd seen a…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
Just to conclude this section, you mentioned that there had been encouragement for you to have discussions with the UK Government. What's the state of that relationship now with the UK Government, as compared, perhaps, to the previous iterations of Ministers…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
Excellent. Thank you very much for that. In June, the Senedd passed a motion in relation to the Warm This Winter campaign. May I ask what steps the Government has taken as a result of that vote to try to implement some of that?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
It would be very interesting to see that, because that is very important in terms of the pattern.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
Has that analysis been published?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
So where does that leave you? Because obviously you're working within a very challenging financial climate. Recommendations have come from the Wales expert group on the cost-of-living crisis that mentioned the need to ensure that the current provision is…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Warm and fed this winter
Thank you very much. Good morning, First Minister. When it comes to tackling cost-of-living pressures, what impact did the autumn statement by the UK Government have, if at all, on your plans?
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Of course, our immediate thoughts are with those members of staff who have been let go without any warning and are now facing a highly uncertain Christmas period. With that, I think this case clearly underlines the importance of strengthening legal…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I wanted to raise a question along the same lines as the Member who has now left the Chamber, having asked his question earlier. The question I wanted to ask was on the £20 million that has been earmarked to assist farmers to provide infrastructure for…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
11. How is the Welsh Government supporting farmers to reduce agricultural pollution in waterways? OQ60364
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
The reality is, of course, that the Welsh Government is asking more of the sector than it ever has before in terms of maintaining food production, in terms of tackling climate change, in terms of getting to grips with the nature emergency and a whole host of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I, Minister, have lost count of the number of people who have thanked Plaid Cymru for at least trying to influence constructively Government policy where it's failing in terms of rural affairs, and not carping from the sidelines and just making up the…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Scrutiny of Museum Wales - Autumn 2023
Yes. Fine. Thank you.
