§ 35. Mr. AshleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the size of the budget within his Ministry for work related to consumer protection; and what plans he has to vary it.
§ Mr. RyderMany of the Ministry's programmes relate wholly or partly to consumer protection. In 1987–88 the programmes devoted entirely to this area of work took up an estimated 5 per cent. of the Ministry's total budget, and 8 per cent. of its running costs. Further details are given in our publication "Ministerial Information in MAFF (MINIM) 1988", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.