Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:22 pm on 19 June 2024.
Vikki Howells
Labour
2:22,
19 June 2024
In my Constituency, I have seen how the programmes and projects that the Welsh Government supports can have a really positive impact on nature and on people, as people get more access to nature and green spaces in places where it's harder to find. One brilliant example is the Hirwaun school community growing project, where people of all ages come together to learn about growing their own food. Cabinet Secretary, what do you think of the impact that the Local Places for Nature programme has had on nature and on local communities?
The cabinet is the group of twenty or so (and no more than 22) senior government ministers who are responsible for running the departments of state and deciding government policy.
It is chaired by the prime minister.
The cabinet is bound by collective responsibility, which means that all its members must abide by and defend the decisions it takes, despite any private doubts that they might have.
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