Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Thursday, 27 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 February 2000. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 February 2000 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, how many responses he has received to the consultation document, Agenda 2000: A New Direction for Agriculture; and if he will make a statement. - Including fact that copies of the consultation responses in the main Ministry of Agriculture Library.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many responses he has received to the consultation document, Agenda 2000: A New Direction for Agriculture; and if he will make a statement. [108015] Ms Quin: We received 169 written responses. We also held 14 well-attended regional consultation meetings when attendees were able to make their points in person. Copies of the consultation responses have been placed in the main Ministry of Agriculture Library. These responses were taken into consideration in the final choices we made for the implementation of the discretionary areas of Agenda 2000.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 344 c202W; 108015
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Agriculture Reform Common agricultural policy Consultation papers Agenda 2000
Contains statistics: Yes