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More on a high level then is that the money is there, it's just how it's allocated, rather than it's assuming that not everybody's going to take it up, so if there was full take-up, you'd need more. That's the—.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
It's just not a straight cut, is it?
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
The latter.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
But, £278 million, is that assuming a percentage take-up, or is that, effectively, the money that's there and divided by the number of people that apply?
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
You might only have—. No, let's not go there.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
—or 20? Sorry, million.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
To be very, very simple, if you've got £278,000, is that then divided by 18—
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Rhianon.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Peter.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Okay. And to get those, effectively, 7,000 farm businesses in, what sort of marketing or promotional costs are there in persuading people to get involved?
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
All right. Okay, thank you. You talked about the, effectively, best part of 18,000 farmers that currently get the scheme. How many farmers will fall outside? How many farmers have we got in Wales and how many won't be able to benefit, or is there anybody…
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Right, okay.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
But there's a commitment to increase that funding anyway.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
So, you're talking about increasing Farming Connect by 50 per cent—is that within the £278 million or is that in the RDP stuff?
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
And can you remind me what the reason was for taking the RDP out?
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
And is that going to continue as well or is there going to be a black hole?
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Right, okay. Thank you very much. We're coming towards the end of the questions. I've got a—. Just doing a quick calculation, between the £370 million that you're currently getting, and I think you said and the RIA assumes there's £278 million, is the £100…
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So, that's—. And what's the figure on that?
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
That was a question I had as well, on, if you're changing systems—and with an ageing population of farmers as well—what tech support and what training and how much is that—? Is that costed into that new element?
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I think Peter wanted to come in.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Right, okay. Thank you. Sorry, Mike.
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And what's the anticipated increase in volume through the system, or how many more people would you like, as a factor?
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Mike, if I may just pop in there. With regard to the new application system, are you anticipating more applications coming through, and is that factored into the cost?
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Well, you're most welcome. There we are.
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Financial implications of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Oh, goodness.
