John Davies

Speeches

48

20 in Plenary, 28 in committee

Words spoken

4,644

Spoken in Welsh: 0%

Votes cast

52

of 52 held while sitting

Committee attendance

100%

5 of 5 meetings

Voted with the government

100%

52 of 52 votes where it took a side

Votes against own party

0

Oral questions asked

5

Written questions tabled

1

Speeches count contributions in Plenary and committees, leaving out the Llywydd's and deputies' chairing. Votes cast are out of the votes held while the Member sat. Against party means voting for when most of the Member's own party voted against, or the other way round; abstaining doesn't count.

• Climate and nature23%
• The NHS8%
• Farming and rural Wales8%
• Culture, sport and Wales in the world8%
• The economy and jobs6%
• Transport6%
• Poverty and the cost of living6%
• Housing4%

Share of this Member's speeches that touch each brief. A speech can touch more than one.

1. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Papers to note

   So, item 4 is papers to note. So, they have been circulated to Members in advance of the meeting and are in your packs. Is everybody content to agree the papers to note? Lovely. I don't see any dissent.

2. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales

   I think in some areas that may be possible. In others, it's not. Because the people who've taken over those areas, certainly in Gower, a lot of them are holiday lets now, a lot of them have just gone beyond even local people being able to live in these…

3. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales

   The suggestion was given that, possibly, the people that had taken on those commoners' rights, maybe some unknowingly, who have acres of land, would allow the land to be used, because the animals would need to be taken off the common if and when something…

4. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales

   Okay. The issue is, obviously, as we're saying, the need to have more and varied animals on higher levels—the horses, the cattle, and the sheep, all doing slightly different jobs—getting rid of the bracken naturally. To do that, I think the point has already…

5. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales

   I think I'll question you a little bit on that. I'm not sure if you are aware of what's happening in Gower.

6. 21 October 2026, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

   Wildfire resilience in Wales - evidence session with local authorities and Natural Resources Wales

   No, that's fine.