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Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 October 1999. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.


Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what measures he undertook to publicise the EU surplus food scheme; and what categories of the scheme were available in the United Kingdom.
Answer

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what measures he undertook to publicise the EU surplus food scheme; and what categories of the scheme were available in the United Kingdom. [92827] Ms Quin: My hon. Friend the previous Minister of State issued a News Release announcing details of the scheme for 1998 and invited interested organisations to apply to be designated to distribute canned stewed steak to eligible recipients. The scheme involved only intervention beef.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
92827; 336 c714W
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Food Surpluses EU surplus food scheme