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Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
So, are you content with that engagement?
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Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
Gareth.
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Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
And what would you like to see the Government doing in terms of engaging with the industry?
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Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
Thank you very much indeed for those introductions, and perhaps I can just kick off this session with a few questions. Now, of course, the Welsh Government tells us that they've been consulting on this scheme for many years and that they've carried out…
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Sustainable Farming Scheme - Farming Unions
We will move on, therefore, to item 3 on our agenda, which is the sustainable farming scheme, and this builds on previous scrutiny work carried out by this committee, and the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee. This is the first of three…
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Papers to note
We'll move on to item 2, which is papers to note. There are a number of papers to note this morning. Are there any issues arising from these papers at all? No.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. I haven't received any apologies this morning. Are there any declarations of interest that Members would like to make at all? I see that there are none.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
Cabinet Secretary, I recently had the pleasure of welcoming my colleague Sam Rowlands to Pembrokeshire. Together, we visited two businesses that provide residential stays for schools and colleges, to discuss his Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education
2. What is the Welsh Government doing to promote the benefits of outdoor learning? OQ61037
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Priorities for climate change and rural affairs
One of the Cabinet Secretary's priorities is, of course, the environment and ensuring that the people of Wales are as safe as possible from air pollution, and he's referred to that in his statement today. Sadly, in my constituency, people's lives are being…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like to request a statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care regarding access to GP services. As has already been reported, the GP partner at St. David's Surgery in my consistency has handed back the contract for the surgery…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
I'm grateful to the Cabinet Secretary for that response. Now, one way to support the economy in west Wales is to invest in its town centres, like Milford Haven in my constituency, which is in desperate need of investment and support. Of course, the aim of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
4. What is the Welsh Government doing to support the economy in west Wales? OQ60992
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Business Statement and Announcement
Okay, thank you very much.
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'm again calling for the Welsh Government to make a statement on the ongoing situation at Withyhedge landfill site in my constituency. I wrote to the First Minister, who didn't even give me the courtesy of a response and instead just passed it on…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
We'll move on now to item 5, and I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are all Members content? I see that all Members are content, so the motion is agreed…
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 5 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Jenny. Our session has come to an end, so, Cabinet Secretary, thank you to you and your officials for being with us this morning. Your evidence obviously will be very important for our inquiry. A copy of today's transcript will be sent to you in…
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 5 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Diolch, Luke. I'll now bring in Jenny Rathbone. Jenny.
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 5 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Hefin. I'll now bring back Luke Fletcher. Luke.
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 5 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Diolch, Sam. I'll now bring in Hefin David. Hefin.
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 5 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Thank you, Vikki. I'll now bring in Samuel Kurtz. Sam.
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 5 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
I'll now bring in Vikki Howells. Vikki.
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 5 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Okay. I'll now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 5 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
And are you confident that this will be resolved in the very near future? Are we talking weeks, months—?
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Development Bank of Wales inquiry: Panel 5 - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
Can you tell us how the development bank's reclassification as 'central government' is likely to affect the way it operates in the future, and what difficulties do you think it presents to both the development bank and, indeed, to the Welsh Government, in…
