Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 24 January 2017.
Nick Ramsay
Conservative
1:37,
24 January 2017
First Minister, this morning I attended the annual Farmers Union of Wales’s farmers breakfast in the Pierhead building, hosted by Paul Davies—an excellent event, as ever. Farmers were understandably eager for clarity on the system of farm payments to be created in the wake of the UK leaving the EU, when that eventually happens. Can you update us on your Government’s discussions with the UK Government on the best way to safeguard future support for the Welsh farming industry?
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