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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
10. Will the Minister provide an update on work being undertaken to improve the provision of maternity services in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board area? OQ58687
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Questions to the First Minister
First Minister, I recently met with Trivallis, the largest provider of social housing in RCT, and it was really good to receive an update from them on how they've been able to make use of the Welsh Government's transitional accommodation capital programme to…
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Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report—'Raising the Bar: Securing the future of Hospitality, Tourism and Retail'
I'd like to start my contribution today by echoing the remarks of colleagues thanking the clerking team and everyone who gave evidence that helped inform this inquiry. I think it's a really important piece of work. Around a third of the Welsh workforce is…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 9
Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 9
Thank you. I'm very conscious of time, but if I could ask you both, just briefly, RSPB Cymru suggested to us that the Bill commits Ministers to undertake impact assessments of future trade deals as well. What's your view on that? Do you think that that's a…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 9
Thank you, both. Moving on to newly established trade deals, I'm wondering whether you could discuss with us the proposals for agricultural support and the sustainable land management framework in that context, and particularly whether you think Welsh farmers…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 9
Thank you, both. Ludivine, you touched on the common agricultural policy there, which leads me into my next question quite nicely, because I wanted to ask you both how the approach to agricultural support differs from what is being proposed in other UK…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 9
Thank you, Chair. I've got some questions around support for agriculture. Firstly, I'd like to ask our witnesses whether they believe that the proposed approach to providing support maintains resilience in the agri-food sector to ensure that it can absorb and…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
Could I just quickly ask, John and Ian, on that, looking at the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022, which has received Royal Assent in England this spring and will come into force in 2024—that bans the use of glue traps in England apart from on an exceptional…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
Okay. Thank you. So, my final question, and I'd just like to ask the panel what they think a licensing regime for professionals to actually use glue traps might look like.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
Okay. Thank you. My next question, then, again, is on glue traps. The explanatory memorandum says that some pest control services have a self-imposed ban on the use of glue traps, and they say they're able to capture the pest in all circumstances, still. So…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
Thank you, Chair, and good morning, panel. All my questions on snares have been covered already, so I'm going to move straight on to glue traps. Firstly, I'd like to ask the panel how could the banning of the use of glue traps impact on pest control and…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7
Thank you. A very useful answer. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7
Thank you. And my final question, then, is on enforcement. If a person's found guilty of an offence, they are liable to a maximum of six months' imprisonment or an unlimited fine. So, I'd like to ask the panel whether they feel that that is proportionate.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7
Thank you very much. I'll move on to my next question now. Some people that we've taken evidence from say that legislation on snares is sufficient and that more emphasis should be placed on improving enforcement of the existing regulations. So, I'm interested…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, panel. My first question is on whether the panel feel that the Bill could be an opportunity to ban other traps. I've been reading about the Larsen trap, for example. So, I'm looking for views on the Larsen traps, or anything…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, Trefnydd. The Valleys Regional Park delivers a range of positive interventions, promoting health and well-being, offering adult education opportunities, protecting the environment, and enhancing the tourist offer in the Valleys, thereby boosting…
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Questions to the First Minister
8. How is the Welsh Government supporting the work of the Valleys Regional Park? OQ58660
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Thank you, and I think the points that you're making may tie into my third question, but I just want to check that. So, it was to ask whether the Welsh Ministers' monitoring and reporting duties in Part 1 are sufficient to give an overall picture of progress…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Thank you, both. My second question was going to be about those four sustainable land management objectives, and you appear to have both indicated that you feel that they are appropriate, those four principles underpinning the Bill. But if I can just check if…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
Thank you, Chair, and good morning to all of our witnesses. I'd just like to check, first of all, whether the witnesses agree with the definition of sustainable land management provided in the explanatory memorandum.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Thank you. That was really useful, and my follow-up question is linked to that. RSPB Cymru have said in evidence to us said that there should be a duty on the Welsh Government to undertake regular food security assessments, including identifying opportunities…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5
Thank you, Chair. Good morning to all our witnesses. The first question I'm going to ask has been a thread, really, through all of your answers today, but I make no apologies for asking it again because it's such an important one. I just wanted to make sure…
