NDM8692 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Council-owned farms

NDM8692 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Recognises the valuable contribution that council-owned farms play in supporting food production and enabling young entrants into farming.

2. Regrets that selling council-owned farms risks reducing Wales’s food security and traditional farming practices, causing a shifting towards less sustainable practices.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to impose a moratorium on the sale of council-owned farms owned by local authorities in Wales.

The following amendment was tabled:

Amendment 1 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

Delete points 2 and 3 and replace with:

Welcomes that the proposed sustainable farming scheme will be accessible to and will support farmers on council-owned farms.

Notes that the management of council-owned farms is ultimately a matter for Welsh local authorities.