Speeches and questions

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thanks, Sarah. Some final questions now, then, from Sam Kurtz.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Any other views from the panel?

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Who'd like to start on that?

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thanks, Luke. I'll bring Sarah Murphy back in now.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you. We're going to explore timescales a little more now, so I'll bring Luke Fletcher back in.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you. Amanda, do you have any views on this?

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you. So, with that framework, you don't foresee any issues to developing and reporting on those local food plans.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you. Eryl, what's the view in Aneurin Bevan UHB?

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you, and then, from a health board perspective, what's the view from Betsi Cadwaladr, Ceriann?

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thanks, Sam. I'd just like to explore with our witnesses a little more around the issue of local food plans and what you think might be the barriers to developing and reporting on them. Maybe if we start with Angela.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Does anyone else want to come in on that? No. Everyone content? Okay, we will begin to look now at issues around the Welsh food commission. Sam.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you, Sarah. I'll bring in Luke Fletcher now to explore this issue of targets a little further.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

And Angela.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Ceriann.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Amanda.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Ceriann.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Okay. Any takers to kick us off on that one?

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Okay, thank you. We'll move on now, then, to a series of questions on food goals, led by Sarah Murphy.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Okay. I'll just check if anyone else wants to come in on that. Amanda.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you, Amanda, and thank you all for your response to that question. A follow-up question from me—don't feel you all need to answer this one, I'll leave it open for anyone who wishes to chip in. The Minister for rural affairs has described the Bill as…

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you. And finally Amanda, for the view from the British Dietetic Association.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you. Maybe if we go to Angela next, for the view from Public Health Wales.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you. So, that's the view from Betsi Cadwaladr health board. It might be useful to gauge the view from Aneurin Bevan next. Eryl.

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you very much. For our witnesses in the room, you don't need to touch the microphones when you want to speak; they'll just automatically pick you up. It makes it easier. I'd like to begin with some questions to the panel, firstly on the case for…

16 February 2023, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee

Food (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 5

Thank you. And online.