§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what prior consultation with the agriculture community was undertaken before the recently announced decision to restructure his Department at regional and divisional levels.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI invited the views of the main agricultural organisations at the outset of the review last August and again on the proposals I announced on 8 May in reply to my hon. Friend, the Member for New Forest (Mr. McNair-Wilson).