§ Tuesday 2 December 1997
- 16.00 Meeting: Professor Anderson
- 17.30 Pre-Presidency bilateral and dinner with Mr. Henrik Dam Kristensen, Danish Agriculture Minister
§ Wednesday 3 December 1997
- 09.00 Meeting: Weekly Team Meeting
- 09.30 Meeting: Donald Dewar, Lord Sewel, Lord Dubs: Fisheries
- 11.00 Pre-Presidency bilateral and lunch with Mr. Stephanos Tzoumakas, Greek Agriculture Minister
- 16.30 House of Commons Statement on Dorsal Root Ganglion
- 18.00 Press Briefing with Professor Pattison
- 19.30 Meal: Leaders of the Food Industry
§ Thursday 4 December 1997
- 15.30 Meeting: Mr. Joe Walsh, Irish Agriculture Minister
- Monday 8 December 1997
- 12.00 Meeting: Ann Davison, Secundo Tarditi (ESC)
- 15.00 Meeting: Peter Davis, RSPCA
- 16.00 Meeting: Paul Tyler MP and the All Party Group Organophosphates
- 17.30 Meeting: Agricultural Press
§ Tuesday 9 December 1997
- 08.00 Meeting: Chief Secretary
- 10.00 Meeting: Seminar and lunch at St. James's Palace CAP reform
- 14.30 Meeting: Pre-Presidency bilateral with Commissioner Fischler
§ Wednesday 10 December 1997
- 08.30 Meeting: Chief Secretary
- 09.30 Meeting: Weekly Team Meeting
- 16.30 Meeting: MPs on hill farming issues
- 20.00 Private dinner
§ Thursday 11 December 1997
- 09.30 Meeting: Don Curry and Colin Maclean (Meat and Livestock Commission)
- 10.10 Meet FAC with Jeff Rooker.