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NDM6881 Plaid Cymru debate - Direct Farm Payments
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Meeting: 28/11/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
Plaid Cymru debate - Direct Farm Payments
NDM6881 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the
National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the essential
role that the basic payment scheme currently plays as a basis for the viability
of the Welsh family farm, rural communities and the broader economy of Wales,
and the importance of direct payments with regard to providing stability in
periods of uncertainty.
2. Calls on the
Welsh Government to ensure that support for farming in Wales is targeted at
active farmers who take financial risks related to food production.
3. Calls on the
Welsh Government to maintain an element of direct payments for farmers after
Brexit.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Julie
James (Swansea West)
Delete all and
replace with:
1. Notes the UK’s decision to leave the EU in
March 2019, including the Common Agricultural Policy and its system of farm
support including the basic payment scheme.
2. Supports the Welsh Government’s:
a. pledge to continue to support farmers to keep
them on the land and protect our communities;
b. aim to design the best system for farm
support in Wales, set out in the recent consultation on Brexit and our Land,
including investment for food production and support for public goods; and
c. guarantee that
no changes to income support will take place without further consultation, no
new schemes will be designed without a proper impact assessment, and no old
schemes will be removed before new schemes are ready.
3. Calls on the UK government to provide urgent
confirmation that Wales will not lose a penny of funding for farming as a
result of exiting the EU.
4. Welcome the Welsh Government’s decision to
maintain the basic payment scheme in 2020 as part of a multi-year transition.
Consultation:
Brexit and Our Land
Amendment 2 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add as new points
at end of motion:
Recognises that
under the Common Agricultural Policy, and during the course of the UK’s
membership of the European Union, the number of farmers and the productivity of
farms has decreased in Wales.
Calls on the Welsh
Government to use the new powers coming from the UK's departure from the EU to
create a farming and rural support scheme which serves the unique needs of the
rural and agricultural economy in Wales.
Minutes:
The
item started at 16.38
Voting
on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6881
Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the essential role that the basic payment scheme currently plays as a
basis for the viability of the Welsh family farm, rural communities and the
broader economy of Wales, and the importance of direct payments with regard to
providing stability in periods of uncertainty.
2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that support for farming in Wales is
targeted at active farmers who take financial risks related to food production.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to maintain an element of direct payments for
farmers after Brexit.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
21 |
1 |
27 |
49 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 - Julie
James (Swansea West)
Delete
all and replace with:
1. Notes the UK’s decision to leave the EU in
March 2019, including the Common Agricultural Policy and its system of farm
support including the basic payment scheme.
2. Supports the Welsh Government’s:
a. pledge to continue to support farmers to keep
them on the land and protect our communities;
b. aim to design the best system for farm
support in Wales, set out in the recent consultation on Brexit and our Land,
including investment for food production and support for public goods; and
c.
guarantee that no changes to income support will take place without further
consultation, no new schemes will be designed without a proper impact
assessment, and no old schemes will be removed before new schemes are ready.
3. Calls on the UK government to provide urgent
confirmation that Wales will not lose a penny of funding for farming as a
result of exiting the EU.
4. Welcome the Welsh Government’s decision to
maintain the basic payment scheme in 2020 as part of a multi-year transition.
A
vote was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
28 |
0 |
21 |
49 |
Amendment
1 was agreed.
Amendment
2 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Add
as new points at end of motion:
Recognises
that under the Common Agricultural Policy, and during the course of the UK’s
membership of the European Union, the number of farmers and the productivity of
farms has decreased in Wales.
Calls
on the Welsh Government to use the new powers coming from the UK's departure
from the EU to create a farming and rural support scheme which serves the
unique needs of the rural and agricultural economy in Wales.
A
vote was taken on amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
42 |
1 |
6 |
49 |
Amendment
2 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6881
Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the UK’s decision to leave the EU in
March 2019, including the Common Agricultural Policy and its system of farm
support including the basic payment scheme.
2. Supports the Welsh Government’s:
a. pledge to continue to support farmers to keep
them on the land and protect our communities;
b. aim to design the best system for farm
support in Wales, set out in the recent consultation on Brexit and our Land,
including investment for food production and support for public goods; and
c.
guarantee that no changes to income support will take place without further
consultation, no new schemes will be designed without a proper impact
assessment, and no old schemes will be removed before new schemes are ready.
3. Calls on the UK government to provide urgent
confirmation that Wales will not lose a penny of funding for farming as a
result of exiting the EU.
4. Welcome the Welsh Government’s decision to
maintain the basic payment scheme in 2020 as part of a multi-year transition.
5.
Recognises that under the Common Agricultural Policy, and during the course of
the UK’s membership of the European Union, the number of farmers and the
productivity of farms has decreased in Wales.
6.
Calls on the Welsh Government to use the new powers coming from the UK's
departure from the EU to create a farming and rural support scheme which serves
the unique needs of the rural and agricultural economy in Wales.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
28 |
0 |
21 |
49 |
The motion as
amended was agreed.