Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:45 pm on 29 November 2017.

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Photo of Mr Neil Hamilton Mr Neil Hamilton UKIP 1:45, 29 November 2017

I'm sure that everybody wants the right decision to be made at the end of the day, and if a delay results in that, nobody's going to complain. Of course, the precondition is that we get the right decision at the end of the day. But, this particular experiment that I referred to a moment ago in the Cleddau has managed to reduce the nitrate leaches into the soil and the waterways by nearly 90 per cent. So, if that were to be extended countywide into Pembrokeshire, that would be a massive advantage to us. Schemes of this kind, I think, show the benefits of working with the industry to achieve desirable outcomes that will please those for whom environmental concerns are at the top of their agenda, without having to use a stick to force people to do what they don't want to do. This is in the best interests of farmers as well, because the National Farmers Union have developed this blue flag scheme, just like the red tractor, which would be a very useful method of marketing our products as well—that they're produced with environmentally sensitive policy. So, that's good news for farming as well as for the environment.