, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Yesterday, I visited a very well-known and popular bar and boutique shop in Bargoed that has only been open a very short period of time. It's called Dirty Cowgirl. It has become very famous in Bargoed and very popular. But now, unfortunately, it's going to…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
7. What support and advice does the Welsh Government provide to small businesses in Caerphilly? OQ61291
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Okay.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Okay. And young farmers and new entrants—are they represented on the ministerial round-table?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Yes, I think my question, which I was going to ask about common land and tenant farmers and accessibility has just been addressed, but can you just clarify that the scheme will be accessible to common land and tenant farmers?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
So, very quickly—short answer—when will that strategy be published, and when will the Food Matters Wales be published?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
I think the concerns that community members have is that this issue comes on the agenda when there are dog attacks and then quietens down again, so, we do need to keep our eye on it and I'm making that point to the Cabinet Secretary. That's where the dialogue…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, of course.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Yes, I did actually attend that summit you mentioned, in October, at Cathays Park. I think I would welcome some more dialogue with you on this and certainly Wayne David, former MP for Caerphilly, worked with The Mirror on their dangerous dogs campaign, so…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I'm going to curtail some of my questions because of the amount of time that we've spent already, and we've still got others wanting to come in. So, first of all, Cabinet Secretary, you will be aware of the fatal dog attacks that took place…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Just one last question, Cadeirydd. We've got in Wales—I don't know if they've got anything similar in Scotland—a future generations commissioner, and I'm always surprised that more reference isn't made to the office of the future generations commissioner in…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Okay. Nisreen, do you want to say anything about that?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Okay. I've been spending a bit of time today just looking around the Scottish Government's Just Transition Commission website. They've set up this commission. For example, there's Richard Hardy on that body, and he's the national secretary for Scotland and…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
I'm thinking about the Scottish Government's just transition—. Sorry, did—.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Okay, and to think about transition specifically, are there, perhaps, international examples or examples in other sectors of how a just transition could be modelled, or best practice? Are there opportunities for the Welsh Government and the sector and the UK…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
So, with that in mind, how would a social partnership approach need to be developed and changed from where it is now, both in order to provide a just transition, but also to have the voices of social partners included in government at all levels?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Okay.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 8 - Trade Unions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. You've already touched on it, but can you give us more information about how the Welsh Government will need to work with other levels of government and other partners in the sector to create a consistent approach to transition?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Okay. Unless Wendy wants to come in, I'm done with my questions.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
And I suppose—. Just finally, Cadeirydd, I think you would need people perhaps from the industry, with that industry experience, to be moving into education to deliver the education programmes. Is that happening? Is that desirable, given the limited number of…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
That's really helpful. I think that that's something that is really important for Welsh Government to get to grips with. Perhaps, David, I can ask you: my daughter's seven years old; in five years' time, when she's thinking about her educational future, do…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Yes, and I think the fragmentation of the sector doesn't help—so, you've got Qualifications Wales, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, or Medr as it's going to be called, schools. And the landscape is so fragmented, getting that integration—…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Green Economy inquiry - Panel 7 - Case Study 2 - Pembrokeshire
Okay. Wendy, can I ask about—? You've mentioned skills. How do you gain a degree of vertical integration across the skills, training and education you need to deliver the kinds of skills we need for the future? If you're going to be in school—you're nine and…
