, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Good morning, panel. Gwyn, to start with you, on the four sustainable land management objectives underpinning the Bill, do you feel that these are appropriate? Would you strengthen any of them or add to them at all?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I am a director of Wales YFC.
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Stroke
I'm grateful to my colleagues for tabling this motion, especially given that this Saturday marks World Stroke Day 2022. As Mark Isherwood mentioned in his opening remarks, on average, 7,400 people a year in Wales will experience a stroke, the fourth leading…
, Plenary
Motion under Standing Order 26.91 seeking the Senedd's agreement to introduce a Member Bill—Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I congratulate Sam Rowlands on his success in being drawn in the ballot and I'm grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate on his outdoor education (Wales) Bill. As someone who was fortunate enough to grow up in rural…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd
I would say to you and your officials that the evidence given by the Member representing common land at the committee last week was exceptional. I would really urge you and your team to look at that as a starting point as to the concerns of those linked with…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd
I’m grateful for that. Secondly, in scrutinising the agriculture Bill, very same committee that I sit on have taken evidence from farming unions and environmental non-governmental organisations, where despite there being differences of opinion, there is a…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd
Minister, can I firstly begin by paying tribute to Christianne Glossop, who served as Wales's chief veterinary officer for 17 years before standing down earlier this month? She has served under a number of rural affairs Ministers, and I'm sure that you will…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister. I recently had the opportunity, and the pleasure, indeed, to visit Dogs Trust Cymru at their state-of-the-art rehoming centre here in Cardiff Bay. The team do a marvellous job of rehabilitating, reassuring and rehoming the dogs, which…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd
1. What support is the Welsh Government providing to encourage responsible dog ownership? OQ58618
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Yes. Thank you, again, Minister for that, and it's pleasing to see that. I'm sure we all agree around this Chamber that more needs to be done and is being done to ensure that our candidates and elected members are being properly protected. But, again, we did…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, last week, I had the pleasure of meeting with Diabetes UK and Member of Parliament Sir James Duddridge to discuss the lesser know type 3c diabetes, something that both James and my father suffer with. For those in the Chamber that aren't aware, type…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates
I'm grateful to have the opportunity to take part in this debate today. As a former county councillor, but not reaching the dizzy heights of council leader like my two esteemed colleagues either side of me, I am acutely aware of the importance of that revenue…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Excellent. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Excellent. Thank you. Huw, Dylan?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Okay, excellent. You've mentioned quite a few of the areas where you'd like to see further information from the Government on this. Is there anything else that we've not touched on that is a cause for concern, or something that you think is very good within…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Excellent, thank you. Huw, Dylan?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Okay. And to stay with you, Hazel, do you see that there are potentially any unintended consequences in the drafting of the Bill as it is?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Excellent. Hazel, anything to add?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Diolch, Cadeirydd. You mentioned Glastir woodland, and, obviously in the last 12 or 18 months we've seen a lot of press coverage around outside bodies buying up farmland in Wales for tree planting and gaining access to Glastir woodland funding. Is it your…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Excellent. Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Excellent. Thank you. Dylan.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Excellent. So, just on that point of those farmers who choose not to enter into the new scheme, with First Milk announcing in September another price increase in milk, so it's just shy of 49p a litre—these are high prices for commodities, for agricultural…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Excellent. Libby, Hazel.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Fab. Last week, the Minister outlined that the sustainable farming scheme—. 'There won't be a cliff edge' is the language that she used, and all farms will transfer over from the BPS to the SFS at the same time. There won't be some farms trialling it and then…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Fab, thank you, Hazel. Anybody from the panel? Huw.
