§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what arrangements have been made for specific Welsh representation on the distribution committee of the Meat and Livestock Commission;
(2) how many representatives of the retail meat trade are to be appointed on the distribution committee of the Meat and Livestock Commission; and if any of them will represent Wales.
§ Mr. PeartMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and I are consulting the interests concerned about the composition of this Committee, and I cannot at present add any specific information to that given in paragraph 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Agriculture Bill. I can, however, say that the first priority must be to provide for adequate representation on the Committee of the various types of interests listed in the Schedule. So far as is consistent with this objective, it is certainly our intention to make the membership of the Committee as geographically representative as possible of all areas in England, Wales and Scotland.