§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which of the measures relating to agriculture included in the Rural White Paper had not previously been announced. [144259]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 8 January 2001]: The Rural White Paper includes a number of new initiatives such as targeted help for small and medium-sized abattoirs, consultation on transitional rate relief for farm diversification and a new review group on 564W assessing public benefits of rural land uses. A number of the non-agricultural measures in the Rural White Paper will also benefit the farming community.