Column 1630 Barber of Tewkesbury and the noble Duke in the call for wider publication of these reports. The report is in the best tradition of reports of Select Committees of this House but they do not gain sufficient advertisement. Recently the sub-committee on fisheries issued its report and I had to make considerable efforts to ensure that copies were distributed to heads of other European member states. I hope that the efforts which my noble friend Lord Barber stated that he has put in train will have more effect than mine have had. Deep structural reform of the CAP is required.
Speed is essential if anything is to be done.
World prices at present provide a propitious moment when there might be some movement. Nevertheless, I believe that the opposition of the French and the Germans, with their provincial farmers, is a problem which will be overcome only with great difficulty. The reform is recognised as a unique opportunity to bring together agricultural and environmental interests. As may be expected, I make no apology for bringing to your Lordships' attention the cause of organic farming, which delivers environmental standards of the highest order and sustainable farming policy which does not depend on the agrichemical industry and promotes biological diversity in a way that no other system can offer. It also produces a standard of nutritious food which makes a mockery of the fast food and supermarket cheap food outlets that have overtaken our society today.