, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
We're not going to be able to put right the last 14 years in the next 14 weeks, and I think that's a wholly unrealistic demand. In fact, over the last few months, I've actually had people look me in the eye on their doorstep and say, 'Don't tell me you can…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
But the carbon sequestration group, to have met a couple of times over 90 minutes—. It's all the work that goes into it before the meeting and between them as well. And on the round-tables, as I said, they're going to have met three times before the end of…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Well, to have a 90-minute ministerial round-table is actually quite a significant commitment in time—
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
I think that's a fairly unfair way to characterise what's being done.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
I'll bring Gian Marco in to go through some of the detail, but I think the starting point still is we've done a lot of work, with a lot of agreement on a large number of parts of the scheme. What we need to get right is all of the mechanics for that to take…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
I think our relationship has improved significantly in the last few months, actually, and that comes from a number of different things. So, we all know that the sustainable farming scheme comes at the end of a long period of consultation and work together…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Good morning, Llyr.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
And to my right is Duncan Hamer.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
And Gian Marco, your neighbour.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Rural communities
Indeed. To my left is Tracey Burke. Do you want to introduce yourself?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
I hope that he is driving safely or that someone is driving him, and I hope that, given the accident, nobody was seriously hurt as well.
, Plenary
Topical Questions
I think there are probably three brief points to make. The first is that, when complaints are made under the ministerial code, the First Minister does not always seek advice; some of them are straightforward to deal with. The usual practice is one that does…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
I think most of those questions are for other people, and to be fair, Mike Hedges already indicated—. I spoke to Mike on the day when the photograph was made available, because I thought it was possible he could be identified, and I did not wish him to see…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
I think there's more than one thing here, and I think the way the Member ended reiterates where he starts from as well. I have been clear, upfront and honest throughout. I've been clear and I've reiterated in today's statement about the fact that, once I'd…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
As I've said in the statement, I made clear in both Cabinet and, indeed, in a Labour group meeting that if I could identify who was responsible for the photograph, then they couldn't stay in the Government. I'm very clear that it was, in my view, a breach of…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Thank you for the question. Could I start by thanking the Llywydd for agreeing to move the time for the topical question, so I was able to undertake a visit on the anti-racism action plan, but also for giving permission for a longer-than-usual initial…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Thank you for the comments. On future opportunities, we do take seriously reports that are provided by our scrutiny and policy committees. The Government doesn’t always agree with them, but there are times where we see the development of ideas that can lead…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
I think there are three relatively brief points. The first is that the building safety Bill, as I have indicated, is a priority for this Government. It'll be introduced in the next year. We do already provide, without having passed previous legislation—. As I…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Well, that is a significant misunderstanding, innocent or otherwise, about the purpose of a legislative programme. We as a Government commit our most significant areas of funding resource to the national health service and are proud to do so: a 4 per cent and…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
On buses, I welcome the Member's support for the bus Bill. It's a significant issue within the Cardiff Central constituency, and in the current Cardiff Central in the Senedd, of course, the new bus station is finally open, and a proper interchange, together…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Well, I think there are important points around how we facilitate the building of new homes. Planning is a part of that, but it’s not often the main part of it. Actually, the main part is often land supply and certainty and decision making; that’s capacity…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Well, I set out the transport-related Bills that will be coming forward in this legislative programme statement. The clue is in the title: much of what the Member said has nothing to do with legislation. When it comes to our capacity to legislate, we are…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Look, it's an interesting suggestion. I want to start by welcoming what she had to say about our Bill to eliminate private profit. I believe it is not just a value statement, though, as important as that is, it's a practical step forward to make sure that the…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
On the last question first, we do expect to be able to meet the call of a range of actors in the wider nature advocacy field on seeing significant improvement by 2030 and further improvement beyond. So, I think people can be positive about not just a…
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Can I welcome the conciliatory and positive remarks that the Member made at the start? I do regularly reflect outside this Chamber that the Member has had a history of having to work with Labour local authority leaders and being able to do so in a pragmatic…
