12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
So, with that in mind, can you help me understand how fundamental is this as an issue for the Bill?
12 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2
Yes. Just something that was said at the very beginning rang a few alarm bells—the fact that the definition of 'sustainable land management' is disputed. I'd just like to take a step back and understand the dialogue that stakeholders have had with the Welsh…
12 October 2022 , Plenary
Debate on the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee Report: Review of the Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021
I live in my constituency, in Caerphilly, and we have a concentrated area of farms, and around those farms are many houses, and you can imagine that constituents are very concerned about how slurry is dealt with and how these issues are regulated—perhaps more…
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Okay.
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Yes. Okay. And what assessment have you made of the impact of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, particularly in respect of changing the marketing standards or carcass classifications in Wales?
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
That's fine.
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Okay. I won't labour the point. I was just wondering if we might have stronger marketing standards in Wales than in England as a result of the Bill, and that might cause problems with cross-border carcass—
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Okay. And—. Sorry.
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Okay. So that consistency isn't a concern.
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
I was thinking about cross-border consistency.
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
So, there couldn't be provision in the Bill in that instance.
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Does that present a difficulty, then, in the Bill, particularly with regard to cross-border consistency on carcass classification? You said that you're in discussion with DEFRA, you haven't got a great relationship with the Minister at the moment. Are you…
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Can I ask some specific questions on Part 3, chapters 2 and 3, and that's marketing standards and carcass classification? I'll let you find the section there. How do you intend to use the provisions on marketing standards and carcass classification…
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Okay.
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Much has been made of the fact the First Minister's struggled to have dialogue with the Prime Minister, with the new Prime Minister. How is your dialogue going in regard to this and its impact on the development of the Bill?
5 October 2022 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 1
Can I ask in Welsh, please? To what extent have newly established and anticipated trade deals been considered in the development of the support scheme and SLM framework?
28 September 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
And it's causing a real problem; the change of leadership in the Treasury and in the Government has left a lot of uncertainty, although there was already uncertainty there. We've currently got a Government that is pushing the accelerator and the brake on the…
28 September 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
2. What discussions has the Minister had with HM Treasury regarding the UK Government's levelling-up fund? OQ58438
28 September 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with Welsh-medium education advocates
It's great.
28 September 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with Welsh-medium education advocates
I have a signed copy of Elin Jones's history book, for the record.
28 September 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with Welsh-medium education advocates
Do the WESPs make sufficient links with the other strategic educational policies, for example the revised school improvement framework or the new Curriculum for Wales?
28 September 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with Welsh-medium education advocates
How often do you think that review needs to happen?
28 September 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with Welsh-medium education advocates
Could I return to the 10-year WESP cycle? As witnesses have said, 10 years is a very long time in politics. Do you have anything to add to your comments as to how adequate the accountability and monitoring framework is in ensuring that local authorities…
28 September 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with teaching unions
Do the 10-year WESPs make sufficient links with other strategic educational policies, for example the revised school improvement framework and the new curriculum for Wales?
28 September 2022 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPS): Evidence session with teaching unions
Could I ask about the 10-year WESP cycle? How adequate is the accountability and monitoring framework in ensuring that local authorities successfully deliver their WESP ambitions and targets to support Cymraeg 2050?
