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Environment Minister Alun Davies sacked from Welsh government Environment Minister Alun Davies sacked from Welsh government
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Environment Minister Alun Davies has been sacked from the Welsh government after asking officials to provide details of farm subsidies paid to opposition AMs. Environment Minister Alun Davies has been sacked from the Welsh government for "unacceptable" behaviour.
Mr Davies was told by his staff that the information was not publicly available, but asked again for it to be provided. Mr Davies asked civil servants to give him private financial information about senior opposition AMs.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said Mr Davies' actions were "unacceptable". He was told by his staff that the information was not publicly available, but asked again for it to be provided.
A new Environment Minister will be appointed later today. First Minister Carwyn Jones said Mr Davies' actions were "poorly judged" and "inappropriate".
A new environment minister will be appointed later today.
Mr Davies had asked for details of farm subsidies paid to opposition AMs, including Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies and Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams.
He also asked for information on payments to the Conservative AM Antoinette Sandbach, Liberal Democrat William Powell and Plaid Cymru's Llyr Gruffydd.
'Payments'
The first minister said in a statement on Tuesday that "communications" between Mr Davies and his civil servants had been brought to his attention.
Mr Jones said: "The e-mails indicate that the minister asked the civil service to give him private information about the financial interests of a number of members of this chamber.
"These relate to CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) payments made to these individuals."
The requests, Mr Jones said, were "poorly judged, inappropriate and the fact that they were made at all is unacceptable to me as first minister".
"As a result, I have asked the minister for natural resources and food to leave the government.
"I made this decision with some regret and would like to record my appreciation for the contribution that Alun Davies has undoubtedly made to the work of the government during his time in office."
The Blaenau Gwent AM apologised in the Senedd last week over a separate row in which he was judged to have broken the Ministerial Code while lobbying for a race track to be built in his constituency.