Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 28 June 2017.
I can absolutely assure the Member, regarding sustainable fishing, that that is absolutely at the top of the agenda. I haven’t had those discussions yet with the Secretary of State. You’ll be aware he’s only been in post a couple of weeks and I just had a very brief conversation. He did make it clear that he’s coming to the Royal Welsh Show. So, those are discussions that I’m sure can take place that day also. I have to say that fisheries is one of the most complex areas—the Member will know—within my portfolio. But I have to say, on the negotiations that we have, as the UK Government and the three devolved administrations, it was very good to see the work and it’s led me to believe that those UK frameworks that we are perhaps seeking to have, as we negotiate coming out of the EU—that those negotiations can work. I think we do have a framework that works very successfully and that we can follow.