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Welsh Government

UK Budget must deliver on its rail promises to Wales

  • Welsh Government urges Chancellor to speed up delivery of £14 billion rail pledge, as current funding covers just 1% of Network Rail's spend across England and Wales.
  • Cabinet Minister for Finance Elin Jones also presses UK Government to act on the cost of living, public spending and investment in Wales ahead of the Autumn Budget.
  • Finance Minister: "Wales has waited long enough. This budget is the UK Government's chance to show it's serious about delivering for our communities."
Cabinet Minister Llyr Gruffydd named John Davies as independent chair of the review into the bureaucratic burden on family farms in June this year

New arrangements reduce duplication for Sustainable Farming Scheme farmers

Farmers who are members of the Farm Assured Welsh Livestock (FAWL) scheme will not need to complete separate Animal Health Improvement Cycle (AHIC) ‘Measure’ and ‘Plan’ requirements for the 2026 Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS).