15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Luke. Final question to Sam.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Hannah. Just before we go on to our final section, obviously, the key thing about keeping abattoirs open is number of stock, and that's critical to keep processing numbers up, so that the abattoirs can function, because the decision to shut an…
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay. I'm grateful for that clarity. I'd like to go back to Hannah, the principal questions that she's going to ask.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Just before we move on, Jenny has indicated a supplementary.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Before you turn to that, Sam indicated for a supplementary on the TB point.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
If I can move now to Hannah and animal health and welfare.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Before the end of the spring?
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Is that meteorologically long or politically long?
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Just to cut in there, when is the community food strategy going to be published? Because it's missed a few deadlines.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
It's just the paper is slightly confusing. Sorry, Jenny.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Can I just check on that figure? Because you said you've just brought the money from the budget forward because there wasn't a Blas Cymru event last year, but in your paper, you clearly say it's an additional £0.5 million. So, it's not new money, it's money…
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, Sam—much appreciated. Jenny.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
The clock is nearly beating us.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
We might have a run on the pound.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
You've just caused great nervousness in the Treasury by saying there's going to be a spring budget. [Laughter.]
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay, thank you, Deputy First Minister. Sam.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
And I appreciate you can always put more in, but are you confident that what you've allocated to the food and processing sector to add that value is sufficient to meet the demand, or is it a case of you recognise there is greater demand, but you can only work…
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
It's almost as if you envisaged my second question, because I was going to ask about climate and nature emergencies, but you’ve clearly indicated how you balance those priorities. You highlighted the valuable role that, obviously, food plays in adding value…
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you, all. Deputy First Minister, when setting your budget, how have you set the challenges of what you want to achieve as a Minister with the money that you've been allocated from the finance Minister, so that you can meet the goals and objectives that…
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Welcome back, everyone. We move into the scrutiny session of the Deputy First Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, and his officials, in relation to his department and the budget lines that have been set in the overall Welsh Government budget. If I could ask the…
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you, that would be very much appreciated. Thank you, all. We'll move into the next session in the next three minutes, with a bit of luck. Thank you very much.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you very much. Thank you very much for your evidence on this section this morning. There will be a transcript provided, obviously, for you to check over and make any observations on that transcript. Just before you go, Cabinet Secretary, if I could…
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Finished, Jenny?
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
Thank you. On this final point, Jenny.
15 January 2025 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26: Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
And if you could follow up, Cabinet Secretary, with the comments with a letter, that would be helpful.
