§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the number of days since 9 June 1983 on which he and Ministers in his Department, respectively, have attended meetings of the Council of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. JoplingSince the general election on 9 June last year, I have attended 21 meetings of the Councils of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers, at all but one of which I was accompanied by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, and three meetings of the Special Council of Ministers. The average number of days spent at each meeting is 2.