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Written statement made by Lord De Mauley (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 January 2015 in the House of Lords, on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council

My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Elizabeth Truss) has today made the following statement.

The next Agriculture and Fisheries Council will be on 26 January in Brussels. My hon. friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (George Eustice), will represent the UK. Richard Lochhead MSP and Rebecca Evans AM will also attend.

There are both agriculture and fisheries items on this month’s agenda.

On fisheries, there will be a presentation by the Commission followed by an exchange of views on the proposal for a Regulation establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks. On agriculture, the Commission will provide information on the Russian ban on EU agricultural products.

There are currently two Any Other Business items:

- Landing obligation

- The future of the sugar sector

Secondary information

Type
Written statement
Reference
HLWS196 
Session
2014-15
Related items
January’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Thursday, 12 February 2015
Written statements
House of Lords
Subjects
Common fisheries policy Fisheries Fishing catches EU action Sanctions Russia Common agricultural policy EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council Agricultural products Common sugar regime Baltic Sea
Link
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