We must all acknowledge that these are uncertain times for the farming community in Wales. Until the full details of the Brexit deal are finalised, Welsh farmers, and, indeed, all UK farmers, are unsure of what the future holds. The truth of the matter, however, is that, if the UK Government makes the right decisions, British farmers should be far better off than they were under the common agricultural policy. Even a cursory glance at what the CAP policy has done for British and Welsh farmers will confirm that it has, in fact, done very little to help the Welsh farming fraternity.

Indeed, it could be argued that all it has achieved is to make Welsh farmers almost entirely dependent on ever-decreasing European farm subsidies. Most farmers in Wales fall into the small farms category. A very large percentage of them are hill farmers who are now amongst the poorest in the whole of Europe. Average wages are said to be around £12,000 per annum for many of these farms—hardly a ringing endorsement of the CAP formula that has applied to British farming over the last 40 years. The same formula has seen many farmers in the south-east of England become millionaires because of their ability to exploit absurd farm subsidy laws. [Interruption.] Yes, please.