§ 53. Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discontinue his Department's policy of discouraging agricultural attaches in EEC countries from accepting engagements to speak to farming audiences in Great Britain.
§ Mr. HattersleyNo. The officials concerned are fully occupied with their duties overseas which are primarily to advise the ambassador and report to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on agricultural and food developments in the countries in which they serve and to explain our polices in those countries.