Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:49 pm on 28 June 2017.
Well, I’m afraid I don’t share your rosy view of that. The agricultural sector is so important to Wales, and farmers are very concerned. They will have heard you and they can choose to believe you or not. But we’ve only had assurance that we will have that funding for them until 2020. After that there is a black hole. Those discussions are ongoing. We’re putting an incredible amount of pressure on the UK Government, who said Wales would not lose a penny if we were to leave the EU. So, those are discussions I’ve had. I’ve already had an initial conversation with Michael Gove. I’ve made that view very clear to him also. So, you know—as I say, I don’t share your rosy view. I do hope that that funding does continue for them, and we will be fighting for them.