§ 30. Mr. WardTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he last visited Berlin; what matters he discussed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerI visited Berlin from 25 to 27 January. In the course of my visit I had meetings with the Ministers of Agriculture for the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. Among other matters I discussed developments in eastern Europe and, with the West German Minister, German restrictions on imports of British beef imposed in connection with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.