, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
I didn't see the committee—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
I wanted to make a quick point. I don't think guns are banned as long as you have a correct licence and appropriate person to use them. I just wanted to put that on the record just in case someone looks back and says we're banning guns in Wales. One thing I…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Have a think about it.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes, because I do hark back to section 15, which—[Inaudible.]—around basic payment. That is fundamental to sustainable land management and whatever objectives are going to be in the agriculture Bill, and if Ministers can change that without consultation, it…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Yes, it is a point, and I hear what you're saying about the public can challenge, but where is the duty to consult within the Bill? This Minister has been very clear that she wants to consult about changes, and that's fine, but a future Minister might come in…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. I might come back to that, Chair, if that's all right later, but I'm finished for now. Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay, because section 15(1) does enable Welsh Ministers to alter or modify the basic payment scheme. That's a very, very broad power, so why is there so little information about how the power will be exercised and what regulations could be used for, because…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. You also talked a lot about the affirmative procedure. There are parts in the Bill that are part of the negative procedure—you know, the subordinate legislation in sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 22 and 46. It does allow Welsh Ministers to make regulations…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. I'm going over it again about Senedd scrutiny being slightly impaired, because of the lack of significant detail on the face of the Bill. Do you think it would've been better, from the outset, to see the full picture of what was going to be done?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
No, no, it's absolutely fine. I think it was very important you made that point, Chair. The Bill does contain a wide range of delegated powers to Welsh Government Ministers. Given that the Bill has been in the pipeline for a long period of time, why is it…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
What is it?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
You would use the affirmative procedure for that. That's fine. Okay, I'm going to just talk a bit—
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
So, if those areas are amended, how are you going to make sure that the Senedd is able to scrutinise any future changes to legislation? Because it's very important that we do have the democratic oversight of legislation and obviously, the look-back that we've…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. Moving on then, you say that this piece of legislation is going to be here for a long time. So, why is it appropriate for the Welsh Ministers to amend section 49—the meaning of 'agriculture' and related references—sorry, section 48 that was, and section…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
I've got some questions on key definitions. In the drafting of the Bill, did you consider including an express definition of sustainable land management on the face of the Bill, because does that lack of a definition for this purpose leave it open to…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Cadeirydd. Good morning, Minister.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
No, I'm fine—I'll save it.
, Plenary
Short Debate: Horse-racing: An economic and sporting asset for Wales
I can see we're over time, so I'll be as short as I can. Horse-racing for me has been a lifelong passion. My mother was an avid horse-rider, my grandmother was an avid horse-rider, and my great grandmother rode horses right until her ninetieth birthday, so…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: Water Quality
Diolch, Llywydd, and thank you for your statement, Minister. I do wholeheartedly agree with your comment that this is a team Wales approach and it does need a number of stakeholders and agencies to come around the table to address water quality, because no…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, a recent freedom of information request showed that, in Powys, there are around 4,500 households waiting for social housing. I'm sure you'll agree with me that that's extremely worrying. I'm sure those individuals and those people on that…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
It's an important letter, but it would be nice to know what the Business Committee intends to do about it. Noting it is one thing; doing something about it is another.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional Relations Agreement
I hear it's going to be quite a regular occurrence, too, from what I'm told.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Chair, can I suggest we take a five-minute comfort break? Would that be okay?
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Continuity. Thank you.
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Historic Environment (Wales) Bill: Ministerial evidence session
Okay. Could I ask Cadw what you are going to be doing around implementation? Obviously, industry bodies and professionals are going to be using this new—well, it's not a new piece of legislation—the consolidation Bill, to make sure that they're all aware of…
