Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:40 pm on 3 July 2018.
Yes, and quite frankly it was because he read very carefully many of the reports, which is what most of the other MEPs did not do, and that's why he came to many of the conclusions he came to, actually.
As far as Wales is concerned, it suffered disproportionately from CFP policies because most of the Welsh fleet is under 10m in size. So we only have 1 per cent of the UK fishing quota or 0.02 per cent of the European quota, and I agree fully with Simon Thomas's points with regard to retention of any new quotas coming to Wales.
After Brexit, the UK should return to the 200-mile exclusion zone as advocated by the United Nations law of the sea, freeing up huge areas of the seas around Britain to British fishing fleets. Incidentally, these are some of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Welsh fishermen will then be able to invest in much larger vessels, perhaps aided by Welsh Government grants, which could lead to a vastly expanded Welsh fishing industry. Post Brexit, the UK could insist all fish caught in British waters be landed in the UK, which would lead to the establishment of a whole array of onshore fish processing facilities. The proposed licensing of foreign vessels until such time as we can rebuild our own fishing fleets could also create revenue to help our fishing industry explore other markets worldwide. Mick Antoniw mentioned that there are other markets worldwide. Ireland's fish product exports to China rose 56 per cent last year alone, and exports—[Interruption.] Yes.