NDM8644 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Farming

NDM8644 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Celebrates the valuable economic contribution of Welsh farming to the Welsh economy.

2. Acknowledges the benefits of events such as the Royal Welsh Show, the National Eisteddfod and summer shows in supporting rural communities and promoting the Welsh culture and the Welsh language.

3. Supports the strength of feeling in the agricultural community against the sustainable farming scheme, and the powerful message of no farmers no food.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) ensure a new sustainable farming scheme has the support of the farming community, with food security and environmental protection at its heart, highlighting the powerful message of no farmers no food; and

b) work with the UK Government to expand on its 87 words regarding farming in the UK Labour general election manifesto, to bring forward a plan for farming and farmers across the United Kingdom.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete points 3 and 4 and replace with:

Notes the Welsh Government’s response to the ‘Sustainable Farming Scheme: Keeping farmers farming’ consultation published on 11 July 2024.

Welcomes the collaborative approach taken by Welsh Government to continue engaging with stakeholders to finalise the Sustainable Farming Scheme, in line with the Sustainable Land Management objectives of the Agriculture (Wales) Act.

Welsh Government’s response to the ‘Sustainable Farming Scheme: Keeping farmers farming’ consultation

If amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will be de-selected.

Amendment 2 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

Add as new point after point 3 and renumber accordingly:

Regrets:

a) that the rural communities of Wales have lost £243 million despite a commitment of 'not a penny less' from the previous UK government; and

b) that new trade agreements have opened the door to cheaper imports which threaten to undermine domestic producers.

Amendment 3 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

Add as new sub-point at end of point 4:

secure with the UK Government a budget of over £500 million each year for agriculture which takes inflation into account, to ensure that the industry's ambitions for food, nature and climate can be achieved;