Cabinet Committee on Agriculture

HC Deb 01 December 1999 vol 340 cc231-2W

Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which minister in his Department is a member of the Cabinet Committee on Agriculture. [100102]

Mr. Paul Murphy

[holding answer 29 November 1999]: There is no Cabinet Committee exclusively concerned with agriculture matters. I assume the hon. Member refers to the Rural Affairs Committee (misc 8). This Committee was established to consider rural matters in England. However, I receive the Committee's papers and if these raise issues which are relevant to Wales I will attend the Committee's meetings.