§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what plans he has to appoint a representative of the Northern Ireland Master Butchers Association to the Livestock Marketing Commission, Northern Ireland;
(2) how long the Livestock Marketing Commission has operated in Northern Ireland; and how many persons representative of the Northern Ireland Master Butchers Association have served on it; and for what periods.
§ Mr. HanleyThe Livestock Marketing Commission has been in operation since 1967. Members are not appointed
118Wdifficult because each uprating factor either contained an estimate of future movements in the index or was based on a period earlier than the uprating period itself. The RPI and earnings figures are actuals for each period.
to represent sectoral interests. They are appointed as individuals in their own right on the basis of the experience and expertise which they are able to bring to work of the commission. No representative of the Master Butchers Association has been appointed and there are no plans to do so. Individual members of the association will, of course, be considered for appointment on their merits.