2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:48 pm on 6 December 2022.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 2:48, 6 December 2022

Thank you. Well, obviously, this falls within my portfolio, and I am very keen to address the many concerns that have been raised with me around greyhound racing. As you will be aware, the Petitions Committee has had a significant petition, and I'm awaiting the outcome of that, as well as obviously having this as part of our animal welfare plan—that is a five-year plan that I published, which will cover the whole five years of this term of government—but this is something obviously within the programme for government commitment. I have met with some of the organisations that you refer to, and I've certainly received a significant amount of correspondence on the issue. But I think the next thing will be to look at the petition, if that comes forward, obviously, for a debate here in the Senedd, and also my officials are working on looking at whether a consultation is required, which I think it would be, to look at the future of greyhound racing.