§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give an estimate of the effect on job numbers in rural areas of(a) the current common agricultural policy reform package and (b) further changes arising from the general agreement on tariffs and trade agreement; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryThe impact of the common agricultural policy measures agreed in May on employment in rural communities will depend on the response of the farming community over the next few years. The draft general agreement on tariffs and trade settlement is consonant with reforms already agreed and should therefore have no specific impact on employment in rural communities.