, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales
Minister, one of the most pressing issues facing farmers in Preseli Pembrokeshire is, of course, bovine TB. As you know, the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee has recently published a report on the Welsh Government's bovine TB eradication programme…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales
3. What is the Welsh Government doing to support farmers in Preseli Pembrokeshire? OQ58072
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Minister, the one project the Welsh Government has committed to is reducing the speed limit on the A40 in Scleddau in my constituency in this financial year, and yet the Government has recently made it clear that current capital budget allocations for…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
6. What are the Minister's spending priorities for Preseli Pembrokeshire for the next 12 months? OQ58073
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Offshore Marine Energy
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Can I thank the Minister for his statement this afternoon? Of course, offshore marine energy is something that I'm particularly interested in, given the constituency that I represent and the opportunities that that particular part of…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting
We'll move on, therefore, to item 4 on our agenda. I propose, under Standing Order 17.42, to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members all content? Yes, I see that they are. Therefore, the motion is agreed and we will move…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Okay. Thank you very much indeed and thank you, Minister. Our session has come to an end, so thank you to you and your team for being with us this morning. A transcript of today's proceedings will be sent to you for accuracy purposes in due course. If there…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Sam.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Okay, thank you, Minister. Are there any other questions for the Minister?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Before you introduced these regulations, of course, you did promise not to introduce them during the pandemic. Why did you then, therefore, go ahead and introduce them during a pandemic?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Thank you, Hefin. Minister, obviously you'll be aware that it's not just agriculture that is responsible for pollution incidents. Obviously, water companies are responsible, industry is responsible. Can you tell us whether you're actually applying the same…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
No, that's fine.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Thank you, Sarah. I know, Hefin, the Minister has touched upon, perhaps, some of the questions you were going to ask. Do you want to come in at this stage at all, Hefin?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Okay. I'll bring back Sarah Murphy.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
But, as Sam Kurtz has just said to you, the technology in this area is developing all the time, so 18 months isn't really a long time, is it, Minister?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Yes. And why impose such a short time frame? Why was that decision made?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
And on this, Sam, you want to come in.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Thank you, Sarah. If I can now bring back Luke Fletcher. Luke.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Thank you, Vikki. If I can now bring in Sarah Murphy. Sarah.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Okay, thanks for that. If I can now bring back Vikki Howells. Vikki.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
No. There we are. Before I bring back Vikki Howells, obviously you mentioned the funding there. You mentioned quite a bit of general funding, and you're disputing this £35 million figure. So, can you tell us, then, therefore, what specific schemes are…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Hefin, yes—anything else, Hefin?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
No, you're fine.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Okay. Thank you, Sam. If I can now ask Hefin David to come in and ask a few questions. Hefin.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Review of the Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Thank you, Luke. Before I bring in Hefin David, Sam, you want to come in on this particular issue.
