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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much, Llywydd. The Minister will be aware that this is Wool Week, and last year, my fellow Member Llyr Gruffydd raised concerns with you about the state of the wool market in Wales. As a result of the pandemic, the decline in the wool market…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
My question follows a similar route to the question posed by Paul Davies. At a time when only 48 per cent of red calls are answered within eight minutes rather than the target of 65 per cent across the Hywel Dda area, the ambulance trust intends to cut the…
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales, and Trefnydd: Future Farming Policy and the Sustainable Farming Scheme
As the statement notes, the commitment to full funding of the BPS through to December 2023 is subject to UK Government funding. Let's not forget that the UK Government have let us down before, having cut nearly £130 million in agricultural funding last year…
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Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales, and Trefnydd: Future Farming Policy and the Sustainable Farming Scheme
Well, Plaid Cymru also welcomes this statement and the opportunity to discuss and scrutinise the proposals for the reform of farming in Wales, which will have the greatest long-term impact on the agricultural sector for a generation. Plaid Cymru, of course…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, will the finance Minister make a statement updating Members on what steps the Welsh Government is taking to get to grips with the concerns of those businesses that failed to access financial support, adequate support indeed, during the pandemic, and…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much. I accept that that's a difficult balance to strike, but there is an opportunity for the Government to work with farmers in order to highlight the benefits that exist in planting trees. And of course, if the situation in terms of planting…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much. I look forward to some sort of internal review on that and a strategy to develop the sector for the future. Another issue I raised with the Minister prior to recess was the issue of purchasing farmland by major corporations for tree…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Since then, I haven't heard or seen many of the details or dates from you, and the tuna fishing season has started since August. So, I would warmly welcome more details on these proposals. But there is a real need to take broader action on fisheries and…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
'I am finalising details for a scientific tuna catch and release tagging pilot project in Wales in 2021.'
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much, Llywydd. Having raised with you at the end of the last parliamentary term the need to safeguard the bluefin tuna, I was very pleased to hear back from you, and I quote, saying:
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Introduction, apologies and substitutions
I represent Plaid Cymru on the regional list for Mid and West Wales.
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Introduction, apologies and substitutions
Thank you very much, Chair. Yes, I'm Cefin Campbell. I represent Plaid Cymru in the Mid and West Wales region.
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
Thank you, Minister. You will remember that I wrote to you on the issue in terms of the lack of funding available to the hospitality sector for April specifically. In your letter to me on 25 June, you note, and I do quote, that 'the financial support package…
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Questions to the Minister for Economy
6. Will the Minister make a statement on the financial support provided to the hospitality industry over recent months? OQ56745
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Questions to the First Minister
In the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency, the A40 between Carmarthen and St Clears is one of the most dangerous roads in Wales. Between January 2010 and August 2019, there were 359 accidents on that road, with about a quarter of them…
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Business Statement and Announcement
I'd like to raise a matter that the Trefnydd will be familiar with in her ministerial role. Over the past few weeks and months, her counterparts in Scotland, Northern Ireland and England have worked with partners in the sector to create a catch-and-release…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
—in Welsh: clearly, the main focus of the work of Government and the Senedd over the next few years in relation to rural issues will be the introduction of a new agriculture Bill for Wales. The multiple challenges facing rural areas in Wales and the…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I absolutely agree that planting trees is important, but it's the right tree in the right place and for the right reason. So, my final question—
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much. I hope that you won't be like John Redwood, taking pride in the fact that we would be sending Welsh funding back to the Treasury. The second question: tree planting on farmland. Another important issue for our rural communities is plans…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
Thank you very much, Llywydd. And may I congratulate you too on your reappointment as Minister? And I look forward to developing a constructive relationship with you over the coming years. I too am going to continue the theme of the RDP, if I may? There's…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Roads review
So, the question is: what's your message for the people of Llandeilo today, who have been let down once again by the Government, and how do you intend to plan to meet their hopes and aspirations in terms of clean air in the town, and traffic safety for those…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Roads review
Deputy Minister, you will be aware that the need for a bypass in Llandeilo isn't something recent; the people of Llandeilo have been crying out for this for over 50 years. The case in my view is clear; it's been won. Indeed, the Welsh Government agreed in…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Roads review
Thank you very much for the statement, Deputy Minister. I agree with the main principles contained within it and the objectives set out in terms of tackling the huge challenges of climate change. But I must express my disappointment today on behalf of the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Motion under Standing Order 17.2 to give instructions to a relevant committee in relation to the all-Wales NVZ
—I am coming to an end, Deputy Presiding Officer—and I know what an impact pollution can have on water quality. No, this is a demand for proportionate action from Government that is targeted with adequate financial support. So, to conclude, Deputy Presiding…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Motion under Standing Order 17.2 to give instructions to a relevant committee in relation to the all-Wales NVZ
Minister, your Government has generally been praised by the people of Wales for the way in which you've tackled this pandemic because you followed the science as the basis for your decisions. So, I urge you to turn to the science and the technology currently…