, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd
Thank you. And, finally, if I could just briefly ask you for some comments on the agreement's provisions on geographical indicators, and the Welsh Government's position during the negotiations.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd
Thank you, Minister. You mentioned animal welfare a minute ago, so if I could just ask you whether those non-aggression provisions included in the agreement's animal welfare chapter are an improvement on the equivalent chapter in the UK-Australia FTA, and if…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd
Thank you. And looking at the issue of diversification, we've taken some evidence that suggested that diversification of potential markets is the cornerstone of New Zealand's agricultural trade policy, so I'm wondering whether you believe that this is an…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ministerial Scrutiny - Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales & Trefnydd
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Minister. I've got some questions around the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement. Firstly, if you could discuss the likely impact of that trade agreement on the agri-food sector in Wales, thinking about risks and opportunities…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Thank you, both. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Thanks, Nick, that's a really interesting answer. And Tori.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Thank you, Chair. Good morning to you both. We as a committee have heard that diversification of potential markets is the cornerstone of New Zealand's agricultural trade policy, to ensure that they don't, of course, become more reliant on any one market. So…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Rural communities
Thank you, panel. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Rural communities
Thank you. If I can just quickly go back to Jackie and ask if there's anything that you want to add around how easy or difficult it has been for rural households to take up the cost-of-living support that's been provided so far.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Rural communities
That's great. Thank you. And Mark.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Rural communities
Thank you, and Ceri, from your local perspective there.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Rural communities
Diolch, Chair. Thank you, panel. Thank you for your time this afternoon. I'm interested in your views about how effective the cost-of-living support already announced by the Welsh and UK Governments is likely to be in supporting rural communities within…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Thank you. Thanks, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Thank you. And Leighton.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Llŷr.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Thank you. I'm really conscious of time, but your evidence there, Leighton, has brought to mind a specific question that several businesses in my constituency have been asking me about, so if I could, just very quickly, go round all three of you and ask: do…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Thank you, and Leighton.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Thank you. Llŷr.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Thank you. It's refreshing to hear the good-news stories as well. So, my follow-up question, then, is to ask what support you'd like to see introduced by the Welsh and UK Governments to assist those individual sectors that are particularly affected by the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Thank you. And Leighton.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Thanks, Chris. I'll come back to you on some of those points later. Maybe Llŷr next.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Businesses
Thank you, Chair, and good morning, panel. Thank you for the overview that you've already provided for us. If I can try and dig down a little deeper now about the different types of businesses that have been affected by the cost-of-living pressures, and which…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Workforce
Thank you, panel, and, Chair, I'm conscious of time and I don't want to stray into the next set of questions on the cost-of-living support scheme either. I think the answers so far have been thorough enough to cover what would have been my supplementary on…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cost of Living - Workforce
Thanks, Deborah, that's really useful. And Shavanah.
