HC Deb 08 December 1966 vol 737 cc354-5W
104. Mr. Derek Page

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what machinery of consultation he proposes to establish with the National Farmers' Union and the National Union of Agricultural Workers regarding the effects of entry to the Common Market on British agriculture.

Mr. Peart

I already maintain close contact with these bodies and others representing agricultural interests on all matters of consequence to British agriculture, and at this stage I see no need for me to make any new arrangements.

But the interests of farmers and agricultural workers are, of course, represented on the Consultative Committee on Europe which my right hon. Friend the First Secretary of State has just established.