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Agricultural Policy

You have caught me by surprise, Mr Caton, because I was half-expecting some concluding remarks from the hon. Member for Arfon. I start by making a political comment about the former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Neath, who I know enjoys being shameless on such occasions. In his absence, I will say that he has been even more shameless than usual today. Sadly, his sudden love for the Welsh countryside and its agriculture does not seem to extend to after lunch. Had he been here, however, I wanted to tell him that I remember the occasion in Carmarthen that he referred to, when adoring crowds turned up to listen to the former Minister, Ron Davies, including friends of mine and members of my family. The crowds were not as adoring as the right hon. Gentleman might have made out. Indeed, on the next occasion when they had a serious opportunity to vote for a different party, they took it enthusiastically. The former Secretary of State ought to remember that when he pontificates about a subject on which Labour had a poor record when in office in Wales.