, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Joint Fisheries Statement - Fisheries sector
Of course, you mentioned the memorandum of understanding, and we're still waiting on its publication. I think that will help clear up a lot of things in terms of how this will practically work. In the last session, the Minister mentioned that she's hopeful…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Joint Fisheries Statement - Fisheries sector
Before I move on to another question, Trevor, did you have anything you wish to add there?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Joint Fisheries Statement - Fisheries sector
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I was just interested, really, in your views on the co-ordinated programme of data collection, including the planned use of vessel monitoring systems and remote electronic monitoring. In our previous session, the Minister mentioned her…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Diolch.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Diolch. Okay. Thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
So, the work on understanding how we can reduce sea bed abrasion and reduce the impact on blue carbon habitats is still ongoing, in other words?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Thank you. I was wondering as well if the Government had a specific strategy to support the reduction of sea bed abrasion, because we know that, of course, damage to the sea bed itself can release carbon.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I think of course it's important to understand how the sector has an effect on the environment and marine biodiversity, and we know that the sea is going to be incredibly important as we look to tackle climate change and I know the sector…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Diolch.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Thanks for that, Minister. So, just to be clear, we a have a mixture here; not just inspections at port, but we do have, as well, the capability to go out to sea and also monitor—just to be clear.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Thank you, and to my second question, still on the same point, and it touches, of course, on the fishing side of stuff as well: I'd be interested to know how the Welsh Government will monitor whether or not the sector is keeping to the catching policies and…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Brilliant. Thank you, Chair. Just two questions really from me, and the first one is specifically about the catching policies. I'm just keen to understand a bit better the Government's preference on quotas, whether they're looking at a species-specific quota…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Yes, of course. Moving now to focus on the memorandum of understanding, I was wondering if the panel could walk us through the fisheries framework memorandum of understanding. I'm looking particularly for information on whether previous concerns about the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd - Joint Fisheries Statement
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Just touching on what Sam mentioned there about the domestic fishing industry, and I suppose this touches on Hefin's question as well, and the statutory instruments you mentioned ensuring all vessels had monitoring systems in the Welsh…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Further to the First Minister's answer to me on the topic of tackling poverty and the role the education maintenance allowance can play, on 14 December, I noted that he estimated that the total cost of increasing EMA payments to £45, as well as increasing the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister, and of course, as a member of Plaid Cymru, it's a subject of pride to see a number of policies that Plaid Cymru and others have been campaigning for to tackle poverty being implemented in the Government in the wake of the co-operation…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
1. What priorities does the Minister take into account when allocating funding to the social justice portfolio? OQ57577
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Wales and Europe—Managing a new relationship
We have seen the inconsistent and poor use of joint ministerial committees, which were supposed to enhance co-operation between the UK and devolved Governments, but were mostly, in my cynical opinion, just a box-ticking exercise. I am concerned that many of…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Economy: Wales and Europe—Managing a new relationship
I thank the Minister and I wish him a speedy recovery.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I can see that the commissioner's responded with actually quite a detailed letter. In the letter he notes that his guidance on place names has no statutory force, which I think, actually, poses a question for us in terms of where we can go…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. This is actually quite an important one, especially when we consider the climate and nature crisis that the Senedd and Welsh Government have declared. In the previous committee, I mentioned that I once wanted to be a marine biologist, so…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Can I just start by saying I completely understand where this petition is coming from, and sympathise wholeheartedly with the petitioner? It has been quite a difficult one to read, if I'm honest, and to do a bit of research on. I can see…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Just to say that I agree with Buffy's recommendations there. I think there are a lot of similar concerns in other areas of health. For example, I'm doing a lot of work at the moment when it comes to dementia services. The lack of dementia…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I think it's welcome that the Welsh Government is working with the Student Loans Company and Social Care Wales as well to remove barriers to student finance. I don't support tuition fees, but that's a debate for another day, otherwise we'll…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session with the Minister for Economy
Diolch, Gadeirydd.
