, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
Thank you.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
Just a practical question, really. We were previously told by the former Deputy Minister for transport that the Bill was ready to go; we could well have seen it as a committee before the summer, if not very early after this summer. His successor now, the…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
But it's also inescapable that that individual denies this, and therefore the onus is on you to prove.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
Yes, okay.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
But it's the failure to provide evidence that—
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
So, did you ask the former Minister for the authorities to be able to check any devices that may well have showed an SMS, an e-mail or a WhatsApp message being shared externally?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
So, you won't confirm whether it was a formal ministerial group.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Topical Scrutiny
Can I just clarify one thing? Did you consider the iMessage group from where the message seemingly was leaked to be an official ministerial message group, or was it a more informal message group of Labour Members of the Senedd who happened to be Ministers?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Okay. Thank you.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Well, I don't think anybody's saying that.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
But what does that mean in terms of a certain farm being stuck in the planning system, because the local authority have their own challenges and they can't process a planning application? You mentioned the weather earlier. Some slurry stores have to be…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Okay. One separate issue on the water quality regulations, very briefly—just a very practical one, really. We know that there are the incoming slurry storage requirements kicking in on 1 August, but there are still a number of people in the sector who are…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
I agree with nearly everything you say about being pragmatic around this, it's just that I was looking for a level of ambition, maybe, that you would be turning every stone to make sure that we get everything, possibly, that we can. So, I think you're more or…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
No, I appreciate that.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
But my question was whether you'd be making the case. So, your suggestion is that you don't feel that that—
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Okay. We're entering a new era, you tell us, in terms of relations between the Welsh Government and the UK Government, and we all very much hope that that is the case, because we clearly weren't in a very good place previously. So, in an agricultural context…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
It's the carbon sequestration group.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Persuade me that it is, then.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
If I may, are you confident that the round-table and the carbon sequestration group that's been set up as well are moving at a sufficient pace? Because I know the Cabinet Secretary has been keen to say he's not taking his foot off the pedal, although I have…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
And that's understandable, because, as you say, it isn't as measurable and it isn't as clinical, is it, to consider. So, where are you, then—because you've been saying this for a long time, that it is more difficult and less straightforward—where are you in…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Indeed, and, as you say, there will be areas of consensus, and there will be areas where there won't be consensus and it'll be your and the Cabinet Secretary's call to make, and I think, in fairness, he's fronted up to that, and he's said as much. A lot of…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Good morning. May I ask something general to begin with, because, obviously, the relationship between the Government and the agricultural sector hasn't been great over the last few months? May I ask, therefore, what you as a Government are doing to win back…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning, First Minister; good morning, all.
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Thank you for that, but I have to say that I'm seeing more and more parents of children with additional learning needs contacting me these days very concerned about the cuts that are happening—we are seeing a loss of one-to-one support in the classroom across…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
5. What support does the Welsh Government provide to pupils with additional learning needs? OQ61440
