, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
Yes, I'll go with you, Rhys.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
Of course, we're waiting for the statement from the Cabinet Secretary next week, which might set some of this out. I don't know if anybody—. I'm conscious I've neglected the screen, so I'll go over to Rhys and Rhys.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
In just touching on the element that some universal actions, where there's agreement, could come forward and could be implemented, that still produces an element of uncertainty for farmers though, doesn't it? Because what you're doing then is you're having…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
Andrew.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Environmental organisations
Diolch, Cadeirydd. It's coming to crunch time, really, now, isn't it? We've heard a lot in this session and previous sessions around some of those knotty issues. So, I suppose one of the questions I'll ask you, and I'll open it up to everybody—and I asked the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
Gareth.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
What about some of those other agri-schemes that have been developed across the UK at the moment? Is there anything that we can look at there and bring over here?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Just thinking about previous experience in other agricultural schemes—Tir Gofal, Glastir, Habitat Wales scheme—what lessons can we learn from them going forward?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
With that, Chair, I'm slowly drifting into an area of interest of another member of the committee, so I'll hand back to you before I start taking their questions.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
I suppose this is where, now that we're coming to that sort of crunch time, we're hearing all sorts of different arguments, aren't we, from different sectors. When you think about environmental groups, they're concerned that if we have any further delay…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
Has he expressed a view on whether he would be willing to extend?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
It would be ideal to hear from others on the panel, just around that back-up plan, then, if we weren't to hit 2025. I imagine you share Gareth's opinion on that.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. There are a few questions from me, and I'll open this up to everybody. We've seen just now, actually, a demonstration of one of those knotty issues—I think 'knotty issues' is what the Cabinet Secretary refers to—within the SFS. So, just…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Senedd at 25
The fact that this is the case, the fact that this is the reality, means that the dreams of so many have been realised, to an extent. I would pay tribute to all those who came before us, those who campaigned in 1979 and 1999 to get this place here. But, of…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Senedd at 25
An important point has been made. For my generation, there's nothing radical about this place—we've grown up with it. We've never known a world before the Senedd. School trips to the Senedd and not Westminster were the norm, and it's still the norm today for…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: Senedd at 25
I knew I shouldn't have answered that question this morning about how old I was when the first Senedd elections happened. He's stolen my grand reveal. [Laughter.]
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
It's good to hear in your response an emphasis on employee-led innovation. The reason why I decided to look at productivity today is because there needs to be a recognition, doesn't there, that the world of work has changed. Pursuing productivity can…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Diolch, Llywydd. Sticking with the theme of looking at your statement last week, one of the priorities you set out, Cabinet Secretary, was improving productivity. That's very welcome, as I said at the time, but how are we going to do it?
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
The news on Thursday was of course news we didn’t want to see, and I’d associate myself with the Cabinet Secretary’s comments as well as the comments of the Conservative spokesperson in expressing solidarity with workers in the wider communities that will be…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Diolch.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Putting that to one side, then, and just thinking generally about the candidate statement in its whole, what sanctions are there if candidates make false statements? What would happen?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Just following on from some of the questions that Sarah Murphy put there, with the candidate statements declaring whether they are a woman or not a woman, how will that actually work in practice?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
So, looking specifically then at the articles, you mentioned article 3 of protocol 1, which is the right to stand for free election, and then you mentioned article 14 as well, the prohibition of discrimination. The committee has taken evidence over its last…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session
One of the things I'd be interested in understanding a bit better here is what steps the Welsh Government has actually taken, then, within the Bill to limit the interference of the Bill on human rights. That hasn't come across particularly clearly to me, so…
