11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau ffermio
Dylan.
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau ffermio
Thanks. So, just a final question from me to both of you. Is there anything you want to add about what can be learned from RDP delivery to improve the roll-out of the new sustainable farming scheme?
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau ffermio
Thanks. Dylan.
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau ffermio
That's really helpful. Thank you very much. Just some questions to finish from me on RDP spending: is there ongoing concern that the RDP will be underspent by the end of the programme? I think this is probably for Gareth and Dylan as well.
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau ffermio
Thank you, and Dylan.
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau ffermio
And just finally on that, in terms of hydroponics and vertical farming, people who I've met, who have been going down that route, haven't necessarily been farmers themselves, so what's your view on that? Is this somewhere where farmers could and should…
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau ffermio
And in terms of that—obviously, the soil is very different here in the upland areas and your comments around yield—what about hydroponics? Is that a viable way for us to be looking at increasing horticulture?
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Blaenoriaethau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig - Sefydliadau ffermio
Thanks, Chair. Good morning. My first question is about horticulture, which only plays a small role in the Welsh farming industry currently, but the Minister recently told us that the potential to expand it is massive, and, certainly, if we are serious about…
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidogion - Gweinidog yr Economi
Thank you very much, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidogion - Gweinidog yr Economi
You mentioned facilities for drivers there, and I know that that's been identified by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport as one of the factors that's contributed to the current shortage. So, could you outline for us—and this is my final…
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidogion - Gweinidog yr Economi
I understand there's a significant number of people in Wales already holding a HGV licence who, for various reasons, have stepped out of the industry. What could the Welsh Government be doing to try and encourage those people back into the industry, which…
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidogion - Gweinidog yr Economi
Thank you. In the Wales transport strategy, there's a freight and logistics plan referred to in that. Do you think that that will have any impact on trying to get some assistance in this crisis area?
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidogion - Gweinidog yr Economi
Thank you, Chair. Minister, I've got some questions on the heavy goods vehicle driver shortage, which obviously is a UK-wide issue, but it's an important issue for us here in Wales. So, what engagement has the Welsh Government had with the UK Government and…
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidogion - Gweinidog yr Economi
Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidogion - Gweinidog yr Economi
Thank you. And in terms of the businesses that have signed up, I know the FSB has suggested that, in their experience, there have been very different interpretations among businesses as to the purpose of the contract, and that the terminology itself might be…
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidogion - Gweinidog yr Economi
And to what extent has the pandemic accelerated the take-up of the economic contract, because businesses had to sign up to that in order to gain Welsh Government support, didn't they?
11 Tachwedd 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidogion - Gweinidog yr Economi
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Minister. I've got some questions on the economic contract. Now, when it was first brought in, the then Minister for economy, Ken Skates, explained to us as a predecessor committee that the primary role of that contract was to…
10 Tachwedd 2021 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Weinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg
Weinidog, roedd yn bleser ymuno â chi yn agoriad swyddogol yr ysgol newydd gwerth £10.2 miliwn, Ysgol Gynradd Hirwaun, ddydd Iau diwethaf, y rhoddodd Llywodraeth Cymru 65 y cant o'r cyllid tuag ati. Dyma’r ysgol ddiweddaraf mewn cyfres o ysgolion newydd i gwm…
10 Tachwedd 2021 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Weinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg
8. A wnaiff y Gweinidog roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am raglen ysgolion yr unfed ganrif ar hugain? OQ57137
21 Hydref 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol - y Bil Rheoli Cymorthdaliadau
Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
21 Hydref 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol - y Bil Rheoli Cymorthdaliadau
Thank you. And if we look at the explanatory notes to the Bill, they state that guidance to be developed on the practical application of the Bill may set out how subsidies can be used to support disadvantaged areas, and may define areas that would be eligible…
21 Hydref 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol - y Bil Rheoli Cymorthdaliadau
Thank you very much, Chair. I've got some questions, Minister, around the concern the Welsh Government has about the Bill not including mechanisms to support disadvantaged areas. I know you started to cover this in your answer to Sarah Murphy. Firstly, if I…
21 Hydref 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidog
Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Chair.
21 Hydref 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidog
And do you think the Welsh Government needs to work to raise brand recognition around those or does it follow naturally from having that status awarded?
21 Hydref 2021 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd - Craffu Cyffredinol ar Waith y Gweinidog
Great. And then my final question was around the UK geographical indication scheme and just to ask you really what work the Welsh Government is doing to support Welsh businesses with that.
