Speeches and questions

5 October 2022, Plenary

Welsh Conservatives Debate: Major events

Diolch, Llywydd, and I'm pleased to move the motion, tabled in the name of my colleague, Darren Millar. As Wales's football team heads to Qatar later this year, and following the publication of the Welsh Government's major events strategy in July, it's wholly…

5 October 2022, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Social Justice

Thank you for that response, Minister. Now, as you know, funding from the equality and inclusion funding programme has made a real difference for individuals and communities in Pembrokeshire and across Wales, and I'm sure that you'll appreciate that the…

5 October 2022, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Social Justice

4. What is the Welsh Government doing to support the voluntary sector? OQ58469

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

We'll move on, therefore, to item 4 on our agenda. I move, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes, I see that Members are. So, the motion has been…

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Do Members have any other questions at all? No. Therefore, our session has come to an end. Thank you, Minister. Thank you to you and your officials for being with us this morning. It's been very, very useful in starting our scrutiny of this Bill. So, thank…

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Okay. Thank you very much. Sam.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Thank you, Sarah. Minister, can I just take you back to our earlier conversations? You were telling us what you would actually do in terms of using powers to support ancillary activities. How do you intend to use the powers to support third-party schemes—i.e…

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Thank you, Luke. I'll now bring in Sarah Murphy. Sarah.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Thanks, Sam. Before I bring in Sarah Murphy, I think Luke just wanted to come in on this particular issue. Luke.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Thank you, Vikki. I'll bring in Sam Kurtz. Sam.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Back to you, Vikki.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Before we move on, Vikki, I think that Sam just wanted to come in on forestry. Sam.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

I'll bring in Vikki Howells. Vikki.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

I'll now bring in Hefin David. Hefin.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Thank you, Sarah. I'll now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

I'll now bring in Sarah Murphy. Sarah.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

I'll now bring in Vikki Howells. Vikki.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Thank you, Sam. We'll now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Yes. We only received the note first thing this morning, so, to be fair to Members, I don't think Members have had an opportunity yet to have a look at that note.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Okay. Thanks, Hefin. I'll now bring in Sam Kurtz. Sam.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Okay, thanks. I'll now bring in Hefin David. Hefin.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

So, your overall view is that you don't believe there'll be much divergence between the UK nations.

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

And can you tell us how does your approach to agricultural support differ to other UK nations, and indeed other European countries? And what are the implications of any divergence with regards to this particular Bill?

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Okay. And how will the support scheme uphold resilience in the agri-food sector to ensure that it can absorb and respond to shocks such as climate change, war, poverty and financial instability? And how does this Bill ensure food security overall as well?

5 October 2022, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1

Okay. Diolch, Luke. Now, I understand that Welsh Ministers must prepare a sustainable land management statement that includes at least one indicator and one target for each objective, and mandatory consultation with one consultee. Now, did you consider a…