14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the EU: Evidence session with Brexit experts (7)
Dr Faucher, do you want to add anything, particularly in relation to the dynamic between devolved and non-devolved?
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the EU: Evidence session with Brexit experts (7)
Thank you very much for that. That's clear. Some areas related to this issue in its entirety are ones where Westminster Ministers have responsibility; there are devolved Ministers in Wales who have responsibility for some of these policies; some of these…
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the EU: Evidence session with Brexit experts (7)
Thank you very much, Chair, and a first question to Dr Faucher, if I may, who said that the UK has gone back to the 1930s as a result of the decision to exit the EU. Could you tell us a little bit more about what that means, and how you came to that…
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Evidence session with Member of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education (6)
Thank you, and that's consistent with the evidence that we have received. I don't question your stance, but it is difficult to access those specific figures, isn't it? May I ask as well, when you compiled the committee report, how did you include creative…
14 March 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Culture and the new relationship with the European Union: Evidence session with Member of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education (6)
Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you for your evidence. I do feel that there is greater value to culture than just the economic value, and being culturally regressive brings other costs in other contexts too, but I perhaps won't pursue that discussion. The…
12 March 2024 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion on the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
The welfare of animals during transportation is, of course, a matter of utmost importance, and any measures to enhance their protection and well-being should, of course, be introduced in a careful and balanced way. Now, I do it find it regrettable that not…
12 March 2024 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to reiterate a request made earlier. Can I ask for a statement from the health Minister on preventable deaths in the health service, as reported in coroners' section 28 reports? They're there, of course, as reports to help prevent future deaths, and…
12 March 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you for that response. As buses account for some three quarters of all use of public transport in Wales, it's sad to see that around 10 per cent of bus routes in Wales have been reduced or entirely cancelled during last summer because of the funding…
12 March 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
1. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to improve the national public transport network? OQ60832
6 March 2024 , Plenary
90-second Statements
So, best of luck, Rob, and all the team, and I hope those legs can continue to turn the pedals all the way to Rome for an exceptionally good cause.
6 March 2024 , Plenary
90-second Statements
I'd like to pay tribute here in the Senedd this afternoon to a team of Welsh heroes who are nearing the completion of an unbelievable challenge that will raise much-needed funds for a very worthy cause. A group of enthusiastic cyclists, led by Rob Boyns from…
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Okay. Thank you.
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, no matter what you say, you'd have to comply.
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
What about the impact of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, then? Because, if you choose to plough your own furrow, then maybe UKIMA would mean something very different on the ground.
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
You did get a letter asking if you wanted to be part of the consultation.
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
So, how did Scotland know about it, then, if you—
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Scotland knew about it.
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
You didn't know about it.
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Because, as you say, you don't pre-empt consultations, do you, Minister?
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I find that strange as well, because why not? Because you're saying, 'Well, I'm interested to know what their consultation says.' Well, wouldn't it have been easier if Wales was just part of that consultation?
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
But they won't be able to buy them, because Tesco won't stock them any more if they can't describe them as free range.
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
But it would annihilate the sector in Wales if they could no longer offer themselves as free range under those circumstances, when England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the rest of Europe can.
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
It does strike me as quite odd, frankly, that the whole of the EU is moving in a certain direction in relation to the 16-week limit for describing eggs as free range, if they have to be housed because of avian influenza—Northern Ireland is doing the same…
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Okay. Thank you. If I tell you 'free-range eggs', I think you know what I'm going to ask you.
6 March 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Sure. Okay. But we can at least gather from all of this that, if a future impact assessment tells a story that is very negative in terms of job losses, then, clearly, the Government would not wish to pursue that as an option.
