§ 1994. Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the number of meetings held, the secretarial and advisory arrangements, the budgeted and actual expenditure and the subjects of the reports and submissions produced by each of the consumers committees in(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c)
§ Mr. JackThe consumers committees for Great Britain and for England and Wales met as one body five times during 1992, six times during 1993 and twice during 1994. The Scottish committee last met in 1975. Secretarial and advisory duties are part of the responsibilities of three officials in this Department.
Figures of expenditure are as follows:
Financial year Budget £ Actual expenditure £ 1992–93 7,000 5,682 1993–94 6,435 4,940 1994–95 6,000 1,826 —expenditure to 12 December 1994 In accordance with the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958, the views of the committees on the effects on consumers of agricultural marketing schemes are made known to Ministers in writing from time to time.