18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
No, it hasn't changed. We've maintained that. I know that my officials are in regular contact with NRW on the delivery of the SLA; we will keep that under review, obviously, but, remember, it's only one of the regulations that has been delayed; the rest are…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
I have heard the £500 million discussed and we've certainly discussed that at inter-ministerial groups, yes.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
I wouldn't say that I've directly communicated with HM Treasury—I'm trying to think—but, certainly, as part of our inter-ministerial group meetings, finance—I was going to say 'is always'; we, unfortunately, haven't had an IMG since the new Secretary of State…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
No, not really. For me, the £238 million is the kind of baseline, so that was why it was so important to protect that this year, to make sure that, going into 2025—and that transition was £238 million. But no, and I certainly haven't got a figure that I would…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
'I'm happy to do that'—I mean, somebody else will do it.[Laughter.]
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
I know. And I think it's probably a very big piece of work for officials to do that, but I definitely had a lot of documents brought to my attention from Dean and the team on the impacts on the budget. So, yes, happy to do that.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
But I think Alun raises a really interesting point, and I go back to saying, if you think about the impact on the agricultural sector of all—you know, the Ukraine war will have had an impact on the economy of the agricultural sector in a way it didn't on…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
Yes, I'm just thinking of the vast number of impact documents we had to do in this budget; it might be better, Chair, if I approach that via correspondence.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
The farm liaison service.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
No, I don't think so. I think you find other ways to communicate. So, for instance, now, we e-mail all farmers who are in receipt of BPS. It's much easier to do that, and you have the templates, if you like, so you're able to communicate quicker and easier…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
Okay. I'll hand over to Gian Marco because he's been working on this.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
Yes, Farming Connect has always been a priority for me. As I say, it's unique to Wales. It's something that I think is incredibly valued by the sector. Officials are currently developing the specification for the new contract, but there will absolutely be…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
Yes, that support is really important. So, RPW, which is obviously very well known to farmers and their systems and the way that they work, is going to continue to work with our farmers who enter the scheme. They'll help them with mapping—mapping of habitat…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
So, I've been working very closely with officials in RPW, and they are doing all they can to ensure that that reduction has very minimal impact on the delivery of current and future schemes. What they've been doing over the past couple of years is enhancing…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
I think that that reduction really reflects the change in the scheme's design. So, you may be aware that in the SFS there are going to be three tiers, if you like, of funding. At the moment, we're just focusing on the introduction of the universal baseline…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
I don't think it'll have any impact on the level of ambition. So, the level of ambition, really, is part of the consultation now. We're out to consultation until the beginning of March; it's another plug to make sure that everybody puts their response into…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
Strange question.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
Yes.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
Yes, because, obviously, if you look at the whole budget, if you look at rural investment schemes and if you look at all of the other schemes that we're talking about, that falls within that.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
Sorry, I'm going to ask you to say that again.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
Again, I hope the Member's had a chance to see the scheme. But just going back to Habitat Wales, that was the point I made. We are offering everybody a contract. They will know what payments they are going to get. So, if you've applied for one, you will know…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
No, absolutely not. So, that's £2 million, the organic.
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
No. I suppose we have a figure in our heads, but I think the most important thing—. I don't think it's really about the amount of budget; it's about making sure that everybody who has applied will be offered a contract, and I can assure you that will be the…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
I can't announce that yet. At the moment, we are working with people who've applied for the scheme. What I have said is everyone who has applied for the Habitat Wales scheme will be offered a contract. It's obviously up to them whether they accept that…
18 Ionawr 2024 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2024-25: Y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd
No, absolutely not. If we're going to get on to tree planting, I know there's been a level of concern. For me, I think it shows confidence in the sector; I think it shows that I want farmers to be in the front when it comes to tree planting. They're the best…
