QNR – Senedd Cymru ar 17 Ionawr 2018.
I am meeting the National Grid next week, to discuss a range of issues. National Grid’s mid Wales Connection Project has been paused following the UK Government’s decision in 2015 to decline consent for four onshore wind projects in mid Wales and withdraw financial support for development of the onshore wind sector. These decisions have created ongoing uncertainty for developers and communities across Wales.
Caiff manylion cyfnodau ymgeisio Glastir eu cyhoeddi ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru. Mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi rhoi sicrwydd fod cefnogaeth amaethyddol a gwledig wedi’i ddiogelu hyd 2022. Byddwn yn disgwyl iddynt gadw at yr addewid hwn. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru’n parhau i drafod â rhanddeiliaid allweddol er mwyn llywio polisïau a fydd yn cynnig y gefnogaeth orau i ffermwyr Cymru ar ôl Brexit.
The Welsh Government will continue to support the farming industry in Pembrokeshire, as in all parts of Wales, to become more profitable, sustainable, resilient, and business focused. Over 1,400 people in Pembrokeshire are already signed up to Farming Connect to learn more about improving the profitability, competitiveness and environmental performance of their business.
The planning system provides limited enforcement powers to deal with effects of vacancy, enabling local planning authorities to require landowners to return buildings to a tidy condition or use compulsory purchase powers to facilitate regeneration. Authorities can use the LDP process to identify opportunities for alternative uses, including housing.
Dog attacks can ruin lives and are avoidable if dog owners ensure they are in control of their animals at all times. Awareness-raising campaigns can run independent of Government and it is not our place to assess their effectiveness. I suggest we discuss this issue further in our February meeting.