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Speeches and questions in Plenary and in committees, newest first. The Llywydd's and deputies' chairing of Plenary is left out.

5,821 speeches and questions

21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Thank you. It's an important point. Thank you. Okay. We'll come on to Jenny, then.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Yes, sure. Okay.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Okay.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Yes, okay. So, is the balance right, then, in terms of what you would expect to deliver as part of a regulatory baseline versus what you're being paid to achieve? Because, in evidence, Dr Petetin's paper, which we'll be interrogating later on under another…
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Arfon.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Okay. Thank you. Right, we have 10 minutes left and a couple of areas that we still wish to cover. So, I'll ask Janet to take us into the next one, which is about the regulatory baseline.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Okay. [Interruption.] Briefly.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Huw wants to come in, and then I'll come to Arfon.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Okay. Yes. Not easy, any options, I suppose, when it comes to that kind of transition. Can I, just specifically to Nature Friendly Farming Network and the Soil Association as well—? You've advocated for more of a results-based approach rather than an…
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Sure. Okay. Okay, thank you. Just a few more questions from me on the payment methodology, because WEL has highlighted your concerns about retaining of BPS during that transition period will leave maybe little money left for collaborative and optional…
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Yes. Okay, thank you. Arfon.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
And there's the whole cultural and linguistic area as well, which you could potentially look at. That's probably even more complicated and fraught in terms of measuring. I'll bring Alex in first and then I'll come back to you, Arfon.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Are we seeing that working in any other context at the minute? Are there examples out there in different settings maybe?
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
What about the social value element, then? There's talk of that social value payment in the system somewhere. How would you see that potentially rebalancing against what you said about providing additional incentives?
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
We've spoken a bit about the delay already, haven't we? I think we need to move on to discuss the payment methodology, Janet.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Indeed. There's plenty of food for thought there. We'll move on to Janet next.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Alex, did you want to come in on this?
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Thank you. Arfon.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Before I come to Arfon, Jenny, you wanted to interject briefly.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Andrew, and then I'll come back to Arfon.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Who's first? Rhys, are you happy to go? I'll give you all a chance on this one.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Good. Okay. There's a lot there. Thank you for that. We'll move on to Jenny, then.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Okay, thank you. Huw.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Thank you.
21 March 2024Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Okay. Alex and then Arfon.