, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge
Thank you very much, Chair. The new Schedule 1A to the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 provides that the transitional period begins with the day on which section 6A(1) of the 2016 Act comes into force. Which provision in the Bill…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
It's just that there's no commitment on farm funding in the Labour manifesto announced today, that's all. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Just one final question. Given that we're in the middle of a general election, I'm just wondering if, on funding, you'd had any commitments from a potential incoming UK Labour Government on what you would be requesting to fund the sustainable farming scheme.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
You can make it more difficult.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. On tree planting, we've obviously seen examples of total afforestation, with agricultural land purchased by outside agencies looking to offset their carbon emissions through tree planting—Llanboidy is a locality that Cefin and I…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
That was, obviously, a concern of the more environmental element of stakeholders, of wanting where they saw the additional gains being made.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
So, you've brought optional and collaborative layers there into it, a delay to its implementation. Are you expecting, from 2026, all three tiers of the SFS to be live at the same time, or is there going to be an introductory—? It's going to be universal…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Okay, that's helpful. And then, the scheme itself, I know you're not wanting to prejudice or preempt anything in talking about whether there'll be wholesale changes, or some—. I think the way that you phrased it in the Chamber is sign-off what's already…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Fab. When are we expecting the consultation analysis and Welsh Government's response?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
I think it was a little bit more serious than that, Huw. It was a bit bigger issue on data than just—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Thank you, Richard.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Okay. That's helpful, thank you.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
So, they're members of the ministerial round-table, then they'll sit on a sub-group, per se, and then bring people in—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Okay. Are we awaiting a written statement from you on that, just to confirm? Because I think that's a really interesting panel, and I'll come on to it, but that panel will, for me, underpin the delivery of the sustainable farming scheme.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
There we are. And have you confirmed, publicly, the membership of the carbon sequestration panel?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Fab. And you've ensured that there's a cross-section of voices there from agricultural and environmental backgrounds and everything in between.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
You've confirmed the organisations, but not the individuals from the organisations.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry: Welsh Government’s proposals for a Sustainable Farming Scheme
Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd. On the ministerial round-table, not looking to pre-empt, as you mentioned, but can you confirm who is on the round-table?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
So, those judgments, are they political judgments? As in, if something's politically unpalatable, you're going to be more cautious of accepting the evidence and the advice from the technical advisory group.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay. And just on the technical advisory group and the advice that they give, how concrete is it that you're going to accept that advice, if, for example, it goes against a manifesto commitment of yours, which says that you forbid the cull of badgers to help…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
What are we doing? What are those strides forward?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay. Thank you. Bovine TB, something that I've been incredibly passionate about, for obvious reasons. I've seen first-hand the pain and distress this disease has caused on farms across Wales. And then the NFU survey showed that the impact of bovine TB on…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
General Ministerial scrutiny - Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Okay. And before I come in to the questions around bovine TB, obviously, this committee's received a letter from another Member around Hybu Cig Cymru and potential issues there. I was just wondering if you could provide us with an update on Hybu Cig Cymru, if…
