8. Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) — Progress of the Wales Five-year Animal and Environment Plan

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:39 pm on 28 February 2023.

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Photo of Mabon ap Gwynfor Mabon ap Gwynfor Plaid Cymru 5:39, 28 February 2023

(Translated)

I welcome this statement today, because AMR is having a detrimental impact on our farms and on public health. Indeed, by 2050, it is estimated that AMR will cause 10 million deaths across the world, and will cost $100 trillion to the world economy. So, as we consider this, what economic assessment has the Government made of the impact of AMR on the agricultural sector in Wales? And what assessment has been made of the impact on Welsh public health? The results of Arwain DGC are to be welcomed. It appears that the focus on reducing the use of antibiotics through training, technology and data collection has proven to be effective.