§ Mr. Squireasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what arrangements exist within his Department, within the central headquarters or in any regional or sub-regional organisation, for dealing with his responsibilities regarding public services or any other function in respect of the Greater London area; and how many full-time equivalent staff are involved in such work.
§ Mr. JoplingMany aspects of my responsibilities affect the Greater London area as other parts of the country. These are dealt with by the appropriate units such as animal and plant health, horticulture, flood defence and land sales divisions and the south-east and eastern regions. No central record is kept of the manpower used for the Greater London area alone.
§ Mr. Squireasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with which Departments and non-departmental bodies his Department, and its related non-departmental public bodies has consulted during 1986–87 in respect of services provided within Greater London; approximately how often such consultations have taken place; and what issues were discussed.
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§ Mr. JoplingConsultation takes place as and when necessary. No central record is kept of oral or written consultations.
§ Mr. Squireasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether there are any proposals to change the arrangements for discharging his Department's responsibilities regarding public services or any other function in respect of the Greater London area during the forthcoming year.
§ Mr. JoplingThere are no such proposals.