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Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
You can't come in when you haven't been here for the whole debate.
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Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
Please do.
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Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
Sorry, Carolyn; I appreciate you giving way. The First Minister, a couple of weeks ago, mentioned how seagrass is far more efficient at sequestering carbon. Why then is the Welsh Government persevering with a policy on carbon sequestration that doesn't work…
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Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
Will the Member give way, just on that point?
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Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
I'd like to start by paying tribute to the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee, Paul Davies, and thank the committee staff and those witnesses who gave evidence to us. I'm sure I can extend those tributes to Llyr Gruffydd as Chair of the…
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Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
I didn't say that.
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Joint Debate on Committee Reports: The Sustainable Farming Scheme and Farming Connect
Just on that point, do you think that the arbitrary figure of having 10 per cent tree cover on all farms doesn't fit into the narrative, when someone like Hywel has more than 10 per cent, but farms on the coast of Wales can't grow a single sapling?
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
An average sports player. [Laughter.]
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Council-owned farms
Diolch, Mabon. There's always a choice to be made, and it's often the rural councils that are unfairly funded and rural constituencies, communities and councils are the ones that tend to have the most amount of council farms as well, so there's a potential…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Council-owned farms
I will, as he's waving on the screen.
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Council-owned farms
Diolch, Llywydd. It's my pleasure to respond to this debate on behalf of the Welsh Conservatives, knowing how important tenant farmers are and knowing how important council farmers are from my time as a councillor on Pembrokeshire County Council. James Evans…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Cabinet Secretary, the T1 bus is an electric bus that runs from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth. It starts its journey from the showground, where it charges its batteries, then it makes its way into Carmarthen for its first pick-up, to pick up patrons. But what…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 4 - Housing and decarbonisation
Thank you. Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 4 - Housing and decarbonisation
Yes, sorry. Your thoughts on the Welsh Government's role, whether interventionist or stand-offish, and how funding would fit into that as well.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 4 - Housing and decarbonisation
Diolch. Gary, your thoughts on the Welsh Government's role—interventionist or hands-off—and funding through that as well. Gary.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 4 - Housing and decarbonisation
Diolch yn fawr. And then, more broadly, I wanted to come back to Anthony’s point, initially, and some of the evidence that we're taking at the moment on the Welsh Government's role in this, funding-wise. Is it an interventionist role, or is it a step back and…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 4 - Housing and decarbonisation
Coming back to you, Iwan, quickly, you've called on the Government to develop a long-term strategy for the foundational economy. I just wanted to ask you what that would look like in your eyes. What sectors would be included in that?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 4 - Housing and decarbonisation
I'm going to come back to that long-term, short-term point, but, Joanne, your thoughts on effectiveness.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 4 - Housing and decarbonisation
Diolch, Gadeirydd. Moving on then from the foundational economy, and whether the term is accepted or not, or whether it's relevant to where it is, so just imagining that it is accepted and it is understood, the effectiveness of the Welsh Government's approach…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 3 - Food sector
Okay, thank you, Katie. I'll hand back to you, Chair. I'm conscious of time.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 3 - Food sector
Thank you. Katie, I can see you were patiently waiting with your hand up.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 3 - Food sector
Fab. Kevin.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 3 - Food sector
Okay. Helpful. Edward.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Foundational Economy: Panel 3 - Food sector
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Good morning, panel. I'm looking, and we've talked about it this morning and touched around it, at what has worked well and what hasn't worked as well. So, based on your personal experiences in developing and supporting the foundational…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Energy and the green economy
As I highlighted in my response last week, Wales's economy is broad and diverse, covering a wide range of industries. But as we look to grow our economy and support businesses, we must do so in a way that is both green and responsible. Wales has incredible…
