§ 62. Mr. FallonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the738W benefits to agriculture of the current location of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce at Reading; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe possibility of relocating the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce was examined in 1986. The Government concluded that the benefits of relocation would be outweighed by the potential costs and that the Department should remain at Reading.
The location of all Government work is now regularly considered in the context of the public expenditure survey.