6. Statement by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Sustainable Farming and our Land

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:45 pm on 9 July 2019.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 5:45, 9 July 2019

Thank you, Mark Isherwood. I was aware of the summit to which you referred. I wasn't aware you were attending, but I was certainly aware of it. I think probably what would be the best way forward—. Obviously, farmers—. I've been on several farms where—I can't think of the curlew, but different breeds of birds—they are doing a great deal of work to make sure that they don't go out of existence. I can think of a couple of farms, particularly in the Snowdonia national park, in relation to different types of bird. So, I think maybe it would be good to put forward a response to the consultation. I'm sure you will get some farmers who would come together as a group to do that, because I'm sure that—if you say it's 15 years, that's a curlew crisis by any other words. I'd be very happy to also have a discussion with you outside of the Chamber around that. I'm not quite sure how it fits into the consultation, but I would certainly look at any response and whether it could be viewed as an environmental outcome. I'm sure it can. We haven't designed the scheme yet. As I say, that's part of the meaningful consultation. So, I'm very happy to look at that.