§ 19. Helen JonesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the impact on food prices of the Agenda 2000 reform of the common agricultural policy. [122421]
§ Ms QuinOnce the reform has been fully implemented, and provided price reductions are passed on in full to retail, food retail prices will be 2 per cent. lower than otherwise, equivalent to 0.25 per cent. off the All Items Retail Prices Index.
Mr. Gareth ThomasTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the benefit to livestock farming of the Agenda 2000 reforms of the CAP. [122406]
§ Ms QuinAgenda 2000 represents a very good deal for our producers. We forecast that, compared with the position in the absence of Agenda 2000, incomes on cattle and sheep farms will increase once all the reforms are implemented.
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§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received from his counterparts in non-EU OECD nations in regard to the outcome of the Agenda 2000 negotiations on CAP reform, stating for each nation the nature of its reaction. [122959]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 22 May 2000]: Since the adoption by the European Union of the Agenda 2000 CAP reforms I have met Ministers from Australia, New Zealand and the USA. They were generally supportive of the direction of CAP reform achieved in Agenda 2000 but would have preferred it to have gone further.