§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Holland with Boston (Sir R. Body) of 27 July,Official Report, column 961, if he will make a statement on his detailed consultation with the United Kingdom Register of Organic Foodstuffs Board on synthetic chemicals.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 17 October 1989]: The reply of 27 July at column 961 referred to detailed consultations with the board of the United Kingdom register of organic food standards and other bodies representing the producers, processors, manufacturers and consumers of organic foods when the European Commission's proposals on organic agriculture are submitted to the Council of Agriculture Ministers. These proposals have not yet been submitted by the Commission.