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Will the Minister outline some of the environmental benefits of the emissions trading schemes?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Those are three very detailed questions about a very technical area, and I will write to the Member to ensure that he gets a fulsome reply. I am aware of the concerns. Alignment between the UK and EU would resolve a lot of issues, and that is something that I would encourage. I know that businesses would encourage…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
I thank the Minister for his very fulsome reply. Obviously, the significant issue will be our linkage with the UK emissions trading scheme. Have his officials had much contact yet with the UK Government on these significant issues? Has he had any indication of what the carbon pricing infrastructure is likely to be…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
I thank the Member for his question. My response is quite long and quite detailed. The intent of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is to assign a fair price to the carbon emitted during the production of carbon-intensive goods that are entering the EU and to encourage cleaner industrial production in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
I thank the Member for his question. I will write back in more detail on where the evidence came from for that figure, but I am conscious that, in the climate change legislation, there are key targets to which tree cover is fundamental.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
Will the Minister detail how his Department came to the figure of 18 million trees?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
In environmental policy in Northern Ireland, getting the balance right is absolutely key and is something that I am very conscious of. I am also conscious of my obligations on afforestation under climate change legislation. We need to balance that and work with people, and I will not be found wanting in striking a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
Native tree planting assists in the enhancement of wildlife compared with the forests of evergreen trees for timber production, which basically kill everything underneath them. Has the Minister got the balance right?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
I thank the Member for his question. The participation of schools is a fantastic opportunity, and I am very keen to work with the Minister of Education on that. In North Down, there are many areas of opportunity. Only two weeks ago, I was in Hunts Park in Donaghadee, where a community orchard has been planted. That is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
I thank the Minister for his answers. Will he outline which areas of North Down might be included in this tree plantation? Will he also outline the benefits to schools that might want to partake in helping to plant trees?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
I thank the Member for her question. I am very conscious that Northern Ireland is one of the least-forested regions in the whole of Europe, but there are real opportunities to address that. Northern Ireland's woodland cover is low compared with other UK countries, and it includes many small native woodlands that are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
I thank the Minister for his answer. I welcome the work that he has done to tackle the issue of afforestation. In Lagan Valley and Lisburn and Castlereagh, we have one of the least-wooded areas in the North. Will he outline what additional steps the planting of trees contributes in nature recovery?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
I thank the Member for her question. There are many good examples of that in Northern Ireland, which are fantastic to see. The future farm support programme will be a key element. I want to work with farmers to see what we can do in this area. It will be difficult for some farmers, while it will be attractive to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
I thank the Minister for his answer. Recently, I visited Broighter Gold, a farm in Limavady in my constituency that is working with nature and protecting biodiversity; we know that our farmers play a key role in that. I want to ask about incentives for farmers to protect biodiversity and plant more trees. You touched…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 3, 6, 8 and 9 together. Trees are a very popular topic today, which is good to see. My Department has done a number of things to achieve its target of planting 18 million trees by 2030. It has revised its forest expansion grant scheme by lowering the minimum…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tree Planting: 2030 Target
I thank the Member for what is a constructive question. That is something that we need to consider for a future farm support and development programme. The reality is that climate change is affecting all of Northern Ireland, and, unfortunately, is here to stay. We need to be able to build resilience in our agriculture…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers
We all know that fodder is running low, that cattle and other animals cannot be put out in the fields and that crops cannot be planted. Have you ever considered a mechanism that, with certain conditions being met and the Department having analysed the situation, would allow for an automatic kick-in of provision of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers
The key objective of my Department's approach through the new farm support and development programme is to encourage farm businesses to better manage risk in their own businesses, to become more resilient and to be better prepared to cope with such situations as bad weather. A crisis framework is being developed under…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers
Will the Minister outline his Department's plans under the new farm support and development programme for supporting farmers who are impacted by crises?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers
I thank the Member for her question and for her engagement with our officials in relation to potato growers. As Minister, I have to satisfy myself on the use of public funds and the tests associated with that. I am also conscious of the budget situation, and my Department looks forward to receiving support from…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers
I thank the Minister and, in particular, his officials with whom I have engaged on behalf of potato farmers since the autumn floods, but I cannot adequately express the disappointment felt by those farmers who, frankly, believe that the Minister was not brave enough to intervene and give them the vital financial…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers
I can. I raised the matter with Minister Steve Baker last Wednesday, whilst in London. I outlined the critical nature of the issue. We have had a few days of good weather, but the forecast for the days ahead is not great, and I am aware that that is a real issue of concern. I am also aware that the Irish Government…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers
I appreciate the Minister's answer, but the farming community feels very much left behind in help and support following the recent flooding event. I appreciate the dire financial situation that Departments are facing after years of Tory underfunding, but will the Minister commit to continuing to raise the issue with…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers
I thank the Member for her question. I recognise that 2023 was a challenging year for potato growers, and that our very wet and late spring of 2024 is now negatively impacting on farming operations across almost every sector in the industry. I am conscious of what the wider impact will be if wet weather continues in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: Financial Support for Farmers
I thank the Member for his question. There are three parts to it, and the key issue is whether the Secretary of State has issued a direction to civil servants. I am not aware that any direction has been given, but, for further information, I advise the Member to follow up with the Secretary of State for Environment,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Livestock Movement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Livestock Movement
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