Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:55 pm on 14 December 2016.
Well, the task is becoming more difficult because, from what I understand, the Pembrokeshire cabinet has opposed the NVZ, and this morning, Carmarthenshire County Council also voted against the NVZ. But, of course, the purpose of a slurry lagoon is to keep slurry until it is used in a meaningful way or is spread or used in that way. So, what discussions are you having with contractors, who are an important part of this jigsaw, given that they are responsible for transporting slurry from lagoons and redistributing the wealth, if you like, across an area? They will be severely impacted by the fact that they will have to lay off their workforce over the winter if the NVZ is introduced, and it will be more perhaps difficult to get contractors to work in a scientific way as possible, as happens now. Is there any discussion with contractors around this use of slurry and the NVZs?