What assessment has the Cabinet Secretary made of comments made by an ex-employee that Natural Resources Wales has been missing in action when it comes to reducing sewage dumping in Wales?
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have statutory and regulatory duties to discharge in its role as environmental regulator.
NRW’s professional and expert people are doing all they can to ensure that its resources are channelled and directed to support the delivery of its front-line services. As I stated in Plenary on 17th July, Plenary 17/07/2024 - Welsh Parliament (senedd.wales), greater collaborative actions are required between NRW, Welsh and UK Governments and with the relevant sectors to jointly address these issues.
My officials continue to work with NRW to better understand the issues recently raised in the media, I will be discussing these in my next meeting with NRW.