HC Deb 20 February 1991 vol 186 c147W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representation he has received from(a) the National Farmers Union in Wales and (b) Young Farmers Club representatives in Wales concerning the development of a co-ordinated marketing and processing structure for the livestock sector in Wales.

Mr. David Hunt

Invited comments have been received from the National Farmers Union in Wales on the United Kingdom's draft sectoral plans prepared in connection with EC regulation 866/90 on the marketing and processing of agricultural produce. No recent representations have been received from Young Farmers Club representatives in Wales.

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has any plans to make representations to the European Commission requesting the use of European structural funds to provide a co-ordinated marketing and processing structure for the livestock sector in Wales.

Mr. David Hunt

No. EC regulation 866/90, which provides grants for the marketing and processing of agricultural produce, is already in place.