Thank you, and I think it's fair to say that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have definitely dropped a ball in relation to the live bivalve molluscs sector. I've been pressing George Eustice, the Secretary of State for DEFRA, to come forward with compensation for the whole of the sector. I regularly meet with the fishers and the seafood sector. I last met—. I think I've met with them three times this year; I last met with them on Monday as part of the round-table, and they've been very helpful also in pressurising the Government, the UK Government, and I have to say we were working very well with the UK Government and with my Scottish and Northern Ireland counterparts as part of the DEFRA inter-ministerial group to bring forward a support scheme.

You'll be aware that, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had a specific scheme to support the fishers, and what we wanted—well, what we all wanted—to do was to come forward with a UK-wide scheme, a sort of winter support scheme, in relation to both COVID and the EU transition period, and officials had been working very closely on that just before Christmas. We were preparing a business case to go to Treasury and then, all of a sudden, DEFRA announced a £23 million scheme, which basically compensates the exporters. Well, I think the fishers, the aquaculture sector and the processors need compensation as well, but, unfortunately, that seems to have been pushed to one side. I've written again this morning, actually, to the Secretary of State around the live bivalve molluscs, because, as I say, I think they really have dropped a ball here.

I've not really seen any detail of the scheme that has been brought forward. As I said, this has been done unilaterally. So, I and, I think, my Scottish and Northern Ireland counterparts are still pushing to see if we can come forward with that UK sector support scheme, rather than just this one that will compensate the exporters. As you say, it's a very important sector for Wales and you will be aware that our seafood is very much wanted, particularly in Europe, in Spanish restaurants et cetera, and it needs to arrive fresh. Again, we've had—I'm sure you will have picked up—stories about it sitting on port sides and being delayed in being received in Spain, for instance. So, it is a matter of great concern.