Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:57 pm on 4 October 2016.
First Minister, I completely agree with you that the last thing we need is for the current CAP payments to be squeezed through what you can only term ‘the Barnett mangle’. This risks the future underfunding of Wales more than that which we’ve seen. What discussions have you had with the UK Government regarding creating a system of farm support that isn’t subject to the Barnett formula and supports farmers on the basis of need, and perhaps even factors in a greater degree of production, which farmers themselves have been calling for?