§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter of 20 August 2003 from the Member for Banff and Buchan to the hon. Member for North Warwickshire concerning animal welfare and trade liberalisation. [136759]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienI apologise for the delay in reply, which was due to an administrative error. The letter has now been transferred to my hon. Friend the Minister for Nature, Conservation and Fisheries (Mr. Bradshaw) on 5 November 2003, who will reply shortly. This should have happened before.