HC Deb 03 March 1988 vol 128 c676W
65. Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the future work of the agricultural advisory services.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The advisory and R and D work undertaken by the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS) is described under programmes 46 to 48 of the annual publication "Ministerial Information in MAFF (MINIM) which also gives details of ADAS contributions to other MAFF programmes. A copy of the most recent publication covering the period 1986–87 to 1988–89 is in the Library of the House.