To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a minimum apple or pear juice content of 50% for products marketed as cider or perry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a minimum apple or pear juice content of 50% for products marketed as cider or perry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the relationship between minimum juice content requirements and the economic viability of UK a) cider apple and b) perry pear orchards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the relationship between minimum juice content requirements and the economic viability of UK a) cider apple and b) perry pear orchards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure that Cider and Perry products have an appropriate amount of fruit juice to protect the quality of these drinks in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure that Cider and Perry products have an appropriate amount of fruit juice to protect the quality of these drinks in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the availability of seasonal labour for the apple and pear industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the availability of seasonal labour for the apple and pear industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to support apple and pear growers in Somerset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to support apple and pear growers in Somerset.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 14 May.

As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform package. Ministers will exchange views on the new delivery model in the Regulation on CAP Strategic Plans.

Member States will also...

Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 14 May.

As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform package. Ministers will exchange views on the new delivery model in the Regulation on CAP Strategic Plans.

Member States will also...

My Rt Hon Friend Robert Goodwill (Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) has today made the following statement:

Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 14 May.

As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform package....

My Rt Hon Friend Robert Goodwill (Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) has today made the following statement:

Agriculture and Fisheries Council takes place in Brussels on 14 May.

As the provisional agenda stands, the primary focus for agriculture will be on the Post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform package....

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on the potential connection between the level of diabetes and eating pears to reduce sugar levels.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical bodies on the potential connection between the level of diabetes and eating pears to reduce sugar levels.

Adjournment debate on community orchards.

Adjournment debate on community orchards.

I am pleased, both as a Conservative Member of Parliament and as the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, to speak about this important subject of community orchards. However, I am more pleased still, because I am also a russet, which is not merely a type of apple, but the...

I am pleased, both as a Conservative Member of Parliament and as the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, to speak about this important subject of community orchards. However, I am more pleased still, because I am also a russet, which is not merely a type of apple, but the...

Indeed, and I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. My constituency has no green space apart from a golf course plonked in the middle of it, so I would welcome more green of any variety. It is also important to recognise that the last Government—although no Labour Member is...

Indeed, and I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. My constituency has no green space apart from a golf course plonked in the middle of it, so I would welcome more green of any variety. It is also important to recognise that the last Government—although no Labour Member is...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard) on obtaining tonight's debate. He wisely commented on—perhaps foresaw—my initial reaction when I saw the subject of tonight's Adjournment debate on a non-voting night. However, having done the research that it is incumbent on me to...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard) on obtaining tonight's debate. He wisely commented on—perhaps foresaw—my initial reaction when I saw the subject of tonight's Adjournment debate on a non-voting night. However, having done the research that it is incumbent on me to...

I absolutely applaud my hon. Friend in his call for more community orcharding. I come from the county of Herefordshire, which is thrilled to be the largest cider orchard county in the country. Does he share my view that we should not restrict cider and other orchards to rural areas,...

I absolutely applaud my hon. Friend in his call for more community orcharding. I come from the county of Herefordshire, which is thrilled to be the largest cider orchard county in the country. Does he share my view that we should not restrict cider and other orchards to rural areas,...

Regulatory Impact Assessment on pesticide residue minimisation guides for five crops: apples, pears, tomatoes, potatoes, and cereals. Inc. list of respondents. 11 p.

Regulatory Impact Assessment on pesticide residue minimisation guides for five crops: apples, pears, tomatoes, potatoes, and cereals. Inc. list of respondents. 11 p.

Consultation paper on pesticide residue minimisation guides for five crops: apples, pears, tomatoes, potatoes, and cereals. Inc. partial regulatory impact assessment and draft guides.

Consultation paper on pesticide residue minimisation guides for five crops: apples, pears, tomatoes, potatoes, and cereals. Inc. partial regulatory impact assessment and draft guides.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the acreage of (a) apple, (b) pear, (c) plum and (d) cherry orchards is in active production in England; and whether that has varied over the last 10 years - Table given.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the acreage of (a) apple, (b) pear, (c) plum and (d) cherry orchards is in active production in England; and whether that has varied over the last 10 years - Table given.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of (a) apples, (b) pears, (c) strawberries and (d) raspberries grown in the UK was for the UK market in the last year for which figures are available. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of (a) apples, (b) pears, (c) strawberries and (d) raspberries grown in the UK was for the UK market in the last year for which figures are available. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made with EU negotiations over the marketing standard for apples and pears. - (Holding answer 27 October 2003).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made with EU negotiations over the marketing standard for apples and pears. - (Holding answer 27 October 2003).