§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 4 November,Official Report, columns 283–86, if he will list by name and location the company that the chief executive of the Intervention Board visited on his fact-finding visit in respect of deboning beef for intervention storage; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerSince this question concerns a matter which is the direct responsibility of the chief executive of the Intervention Board Executive Agency, I am asking him to write directly to the hon. Member.
Letter from Guy Stapleton to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 3 December 1992:
You asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, following his Answer of 4 November reported in Hansard at columns 283–6, whether he would list by name and location the deboning company I included in my previous letter to you as one of my fact-finding visits. As this is a matter within the operational responsibility of this Agency, the Minister has asked me to reply to you direct.The company was Barretts & Baird of West Bromwich.