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Nomination of the First Minister under Standing Order 8
Eluned Morgan.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Farming
As well as these plans, we will be launching an SFS data plan that will provide an opportunity for farmers to identify how much of their land is habitat and is already covered by trees and ready for the SFS and also the Habitat Wales plan for 2025. This isn't…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Farming
Llywydd, it's because of this, because of how we are listening to those rural communities, that we have indeed taken the decision to introduce the sustainable farming scheme in Wales in 2026, with that preparatory phase in 2025. I'm really proud of the…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Farming
Thank you very much, Llywydd. First of all, I'd like to thank the Conservatives for putting forward today's debate, which provides an opportunity to celebrate the valuable contribution made by farming in Wales to the Welsh economy. It also provides an…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Peredur, thank you for the supplementary. I've stood for too long in two different Parliaments and seen, week after week, month after month, year after year, dog attacks, and it hasn't only been one breed. This is why the focus really has to be on responsible…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch, Pered. An update on responsible dog breeding and ownership was published on 13 March this year. Officials in the animal welfare team are continuing to take a multi-agency collaborative approach, working closely with third sector organisations and…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I don't have the statistics, the data, to hand. I know you wouldn't expect me to have all that at the tip of my fingertips, but I'll happily come back to you on it. But just to say, there is more work to be done in this area, but I think we're starting to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch, Siân. Our strategic vision and the associated business support programmes provide vital support to our food and drink industry and its supply chains. Building and strengthening successful partnership working is a priority for the community food…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you for that question, and I think it's exciting when there are multiple benefits that can be delivered through projects. Now, I don't know the particular project that you're alluding to there, but, by all means, write to me with some more detail so I…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
John, my thanks for that supplementary, and for your championing of this alongside the Gwent levels working group and the Living Levels landscape partnership. They’re doing incredible work to engage with communities and land managers to help manage and…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
The Welsh Government supports a range of initiatives to encourage community action for nature, including the nature networks fund, Local Places for Nature and the Bee Friendly scheme. Local nature partnerships are key in helping co-ordinate local action…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
There are two issues you raise there, and let me say first of all, in terms of Denbighshire, the Welsh Government's expert advisers from WRAP Cymru and local partnership are providing Denbighshire County Council with advice and practical support, and this…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We continue to support local authorities and others across Wales through funding the Fly-tipping Action Wales programme. This team co-ordinates partner interventions, it provides technical support and assists with successful enforcement actions. It also…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Altaf, thank you, and other Members, for championing this, and it's a timely moment in the year, as many of our young people, and others, will seek to go out and enjoy the countryside, including some of the inland and coastal areas of water. But we need to…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Altaf. On 8 May, I had the privilege of attending a Water Safety Wales event in the Senedd, highlighting the new partnership between Water Safety Wales and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents to promote water safety across Wales…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, how do we convince? It is the classic conundrum of politics. It's to do with the quality of engagement. What I have noticed in the last few days, last couple of weeks—is it that long already since the general election—is simply that the quality of…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
What is absolutely crucial is that the Crown Estate works with us, either under future devolution or actually right here, right now, because the work that's going on with the port authorities in Milford Haven and Port Talbot and elsewhere, the work that's…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Both the former Cabinet Secretary for the economy and energy and I, in discussions that we’ve had—and other Cabinet colleagues have had—with the Crown Estate, have made clear that we want to make sure that the huge opportunities that can be seized all along…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you very much. I’m pleased this has been raised again on the floor today. Genuinely, I’m pleased it has been raised. There are multiple sources of pollution, of course, but where agricultural pollution through slurry management is the issue, we do need…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I’ll certainly be, as I said in my response to the earlier question, very keen to work with the UK Government on this. I’m pleased to see that there is legislation proposed that the UK Government will be bringing forward. I think they’ve made clear within…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you for the question. I hope as I made clear earlier on, there is an aspect of this to deal with all sources of pollution. But particularly in terms of the role of NRW, I’ve made clear today, and will repeat, that they have clear statutory and…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Rate relief is one factor. I've got to say, Sam, that I’m pleased that we are still providing business rates relief for the sector, in fact, to the tune of an additional £78 million, to provide the fifth successive year of support with non-domestic rates…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I will indeed recommit to that, Jack. We need to bring forward a DRS that works, not only across the four nations, but respecting our position as well in Wales, that we have a desire to go forward with the all-in scheme, including glass as well. But we want…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Jack. I'm really looking forward to working with the new UK Government when the opportunities arise to work in partnership to boost the beer and pub industries. This will include collaborating on implementing the deposit-return scheme in 2027.
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Mike, thank you very much. And to draw back to our initial questions on this, I think the river catchment approach that we take, including the river summits, where we pull everybody together and say, 'You all have a responsibility to uplift this, whether you…
