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In accordance with the inter\-institutional relations agreement, we wish to notify you a meeting of the Inter\- Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was held on 22 May 2023\.


The meeting was chaired by Lorna Slater MSP, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity,  The meeting was also attended by Mairi Gougeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Island, Dr Therese Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs, Alistair Jack MP, Secretary of State for Scotland; James Davies MP, Parliamentary Under–Secretary of State for Wales; Rebecca Pow, Secretary of State for Environment Quality and Resilience; and Mrs Katrina Godfrey, Permanent Secretary in absence of Northern Ireland Minister


The Secretary of State for Defra gave an update on the UK Biodiversity Framework and plans for the UK response to the Kuming\-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.


We discussed the Scottish Government’s request for an exclusion to the UK Internal Market Act for its Deposit Return Scheme. The Secretary of State for Scotland requested further work to be completed before an exclusion could be considered despite proper framework processes being adhered to by the Scottish Government. We expressed our significant concern additional processes were being added outside the Common Framework process.


We then discussed the UK Government’s intention to introduce a ban on wet wipes containing plastic. This proposal has been made at pace with little consideration of joint working. Given our shared ambition to address the issue of wet wipes, we stressed the benefits of working together and using the mechanism of the common frameworks process.


The next agenda item was on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill where the Secretary of State for Defra updated us on the latest UK Government plans. We raised the need for transparency on the impacts of the Bill on areas of devolved competence and clarity regarding potential divergence as a result of the Bill.


Finally, Scottish Government gave a presentation on their vision and ambition for the Blue Economy.


The next meeting will be held on Monday 26 June.


A communique regarding this meeting will be published on the UK Government website at Communiqués from the Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.







Translation:


 
Yn unol â’r cytundeb cysylltiadau rhyngsefydliadol, hoffem roi gwybod ichi fod cyfarfod y Grŵp Rhyngweinidogol ar gyfer yr Amgylchedd, Bwyd a Materion Gwledig wedi’i gynnal ar 22 Mai 2023\.


Cadeiriwyd y cyfarfod gan Lorna Slater ASA, y Gweinidog Sgiliau Gwyrdd, yr Economi Gylchol a Bioamrywiaeth. Yn bresennol hefyd yn y cyfarfod oedd Mairi Gougeon ASA, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Faterion Gwledig, Diwygio Tir ac Ynysoedd, Dr Theresa Coffey, yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros yr Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig, Alistair Jack AS, Ysgrifennydd Gwladol yr Alban, James Davies AS, Is\-ysgrifennydd Gwladol Seneddol Cymru, Rebecca Pow, yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Ansawdd a Chadernid yr Amgylchedd a Mrs Katrina Godfrey, yr Ysgrifennydd Parhaol yn absenoldeb Gweinidog Gogledd Iwerddon.


Rhoddodd Ysgrifennydd Gwladol DEFRA ddiweddariad ar Fframwaith Bioamrywiaeth y DU yn ogystal â diweddariad ar gynlluniau ar gyfer ymateb y DU i Fframwaith Bioamrywiaeth Byd\-eang Kunming\-Montreal.


Trafodwyd cais Llywodraeth yr Alban am gael ei heithrio o Ddeddf Marchnad Fewnol y DU o ran ei Chynllun Dychwelyd Ernes. Gofynnodd Ysgrifennydd Gwladol yr Alban am gynnal gwaith pellach cyn y gellid ystyried eithriad er gwaethaf y ffaith bod prosesau cywir y fframwaith yn cael eu dilyn gan Lywodraeth yr Alban. Rhannom ein pryder sylweddol fod prosesau ychwanegol yn cael eu hychwanegu y tu hwnt i brosesau’r Fframwaith Cyffredin.


Wedi hynny, trafodwyd bwriad Llywodraeth y DU i gyflwyno gwaharddiad ar weips gwlyb sy’n cynnwys plastig. Mae’r cynnig hwn wedi ei wneud yn gyflym heb fawr o ystyriaeth wedi’i roi i gydweithio. Gan gofio am ein huchelgais a rennir i fynd i’r afael â’r mater o weips gwlyb, pwysleisiom fanteision cydweithio a manteision defnyddio dulliau prosesau’r fframweithiau cyffredin.


Mater nesaf yr agenda oedd Bil Cyfraith yr UE a Ddargedwir (Dirymu a Diwygio). Rhoddodd Ysgrifennydd Gwladol DEFRA ddiweddariad inni ynghylch cynlluniau diweddaraf Llywodraeth y DU. Tynnom sylw at yr angen am dryloywder ynghylch effeithiau’r Bil ar feysydd lle y mae cymhwysedd wedi’i ddatganoli ac eglurder ynghylch gwahaniaeth barn posibl a all godi yn sgil y Bil.


I gloi, rhoddodd Llywodraeth yr Alban gyflwyniad ynghylch ei gweledigaeth a’i huchelgais ar gyfer yr Economi Las.


Cynhelir y cyfarfod nesaf ddydd Llun 26 Mehefin.


Bydd datganiad ynghylch y cyfarfod hwn yn cael ei gyhoeddi ar wefan Llywodraeth y DU ar: Communiqués from the Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Saesneg yn Unig)