Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. And I move the motion. These regulations came into force at 11.00 p.m. on 31 January and amend two sets of regulations: the Common Agricultural Policy (Integrated Administration and Control System and Enforcement and Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2014, and the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015.

The Common Agricultural Policy (Integrated Administration and Control System and Enforcement and Cross Compliance) (Wales) Regulations 2014 make provision for the implementation of EU regulations relating to the administration of CAP. They contain provisions on control enforcement in relation to payments granted directly to farmers. They also set requirements on beneficiaries of direct payments and certain rural development payments relating to the maintenance of standards for good agricultural and environmental conditions.

The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2015 make provision in relation to the administration of direct payments to farmers under CAP support schemes. They set out a number of rules farmers must follow in order to maintain an agricultural area in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation. The amendments made by these regulations are minor, but necessary to ensure the mechanism is in place to spend up to £243 million for a basic payment scheme to farmers in 2020, made available by the UK Government. It also ensures the accuracy and efficiency of the statute book in Wales when the UK withdraws from the EU. Thank you.