Mr. Charles Stanley-Smith:

I have noticed a change only recently with farmers. I was on the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, consultative committee and so have a close understanding of farmers and their reactions to climate change. I do not think 25% was the right answer but it is an answer. You can now see the farmers changing and saying they will prove they can make that. That was a really serious move.

You can hear that from talking to them. Although a few of them still blame us, they have gone from blaming us to stating they have a target they should aim at. That is the sort of thing we should be moving towards. In the past few months, since the 25% was settled, they have been changing. Let us hope they will do what they say they want to do, which is to achieve the target.