9. Short Debate: Eradicating sheep scab in Wales: the continuing need to have a strong plan in place to eradicate sheep scab in Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:15 pm on 23 June 2021.

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Photo of Sam Rowlands Sam Rowlands Conservative 6:15, 23 June 2021

Thank you, Mr Deputy Presiding Officer, for calling me. Thank you to Ms Finch-Saunders for raising this important topic this afternoon. As somebody who's spend most of my working life behind a computer screen in an office, I'm not going to stand here and pretend to know the inner details of sheep scab. But I was certainly struck by the references Ms Finch-Saunders made to the allocated funding, which doesn't seem to have been delivered so far. So, I just want to stand here this afternoon and support the calls for that funding to be delivered to that sector as quickly as possible. As I said, as somebody who doesn't know much about the disease itself, certainly hearing about it and the effects it has on our farmers and on the animal welfare certainly as well—it's about time that this was eradicated here in Wales. And if that money can be released as quickly as possible to allow our farmers to work in the best way possible, for the sake of their livelihoods, and for the sake of the animals themselves as well, I'll certainly support that today. Thank you.