, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Thank you. Right, we're going to move on to Janet, if we may, because we have a number of areas we wish to cover. So, Janet, do you want to take us—? Obviously, we'll come back to some of these in other spheres. Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Andrew again, and then we'll come to Janet, then, to take us on.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Yes, mining the land, as it's been characterised. Jenny, yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Andrew, that's directly to you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Indeed, and we'll come on to those specifically in a minute. Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Yes, and we will be coming back to advice later on. Very briefly then, Andrew, and then I'll bring Jenny in.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Sure. Yes, I think that's a message that's coming through clearly from a number of different places. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
It will, it will. Arfon.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Okay. I'm not going to come to you all in order every time, so maybe Andrew this time, then Arfon, and then maybe we can move on.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Who wants to go first? Rhys.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Okay, thank you. I'll bring Janet in at this point.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Given that you mentioned Wales Environment Link, of course, the point has been made that the universal action for biosecurity on farms focuses on livestock. It doesn't necessarily recognise risks in relation to trees and invasive species and diseases, and…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Good luck with that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
I'm sure we'll come back to that later on as well. Andrew.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
And we'll be pursuing those later on. Are there any reflections from the others? Arfon.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with environmental organisations
Welcome back to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee. We're continuing with the scrutiny work that we're doing on the sustainable farming scheme. Before us, for the second session, we have representatives from the environmental sector…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
Great. Can I thank you, the five of you, for your attendance this morning? I apologise that it's been a bit of a canter, but it's not unsignificant in terms of quantity. We have of course received copies of your formal responses, as well, to the consultation…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
Thank you. We literally have a couple of minutes left, and there's one other area we wish to cover. With Janet and Jenny's permission, do you mind if I try and just ask a general question to try and capture an issue that we haven't touched on, which is the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
That's an important point. Diolch. Rachel.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
Sure. Yes. Okay. We are going to have to move on, I'm afraid, but thank you for that point, because we haven't touched on the Habitat Wales scheme. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
Well, I was expecting you to say that, yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
Diolch. Finally to Elin on this, and then we'll come on to Huw, then, to take us on.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
Can I lob in as well, then, whilst you respond? Evidence from the Soil Association suggests that 50 per cent of the whole budget should be allocated for the other two layers, by the time we get to the end of the transition period. I don't know whether you…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
Gareth, first of all.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS): evidence session with farming representatives
Okay. We'll come back to Janet then.
