Protecting Biodiversity

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:16 pm on 17 July 2019.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 2:16, 17 July 2019

Thank you. You raise a very important point. You'll be aware that we were promised we would not lose a penny if the UK did vote to leave the European Union, and that's certainly a promise not just myself but all ministerial colleagues, led by the First Minister, are ensuring happens. I know I've had conversations around funding for LIFE. I've been to a fantastic peat bog up in north-west Wales and seen the excellent restoration work that the LIFE funding had provided. So, it's really important that if we are going to meet our carbon reduction targets, react to the climate emergency in a way we would want to, that that funding is still available. So, those discussions are ongoing.