HC Deb 14 December 1992 vol 216 cc67-9W
Dr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which organisations were asked to make comments on the proposals for a Council regulation regarding the common organisation of the market in potatoes; and what were the specific dates when the formal requests for those comments were communicated to them.

Mr. Gummer

Following is the list of organisations:

  • Association of County Councils
  • British Retail Consortium
  • Association of Consumer Research
  • Co-operative Union
  • Federation of Agricultural Co-operatives (UK) Ltd.
  • Food from Britain
  • National Farmers Union (England)
  • British Potato Trades Consortium
  • British Society of Plant Breeders Ltd.
  • Consumers Committee for Great Britain
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  • Country Landowners Association
  • British Society of Plant Breeders Ltd.
  • Consumers Committee for Great Britain
  • Country Landowners Association
  • Food and Drink Federation
  • Fruit Importers Association
  • National Association of Seed Potato Merchants
  • National Consumers Council
  • National Federation of Fruit and Potato Trades Ltd.
  • Potato Chip Manufacturers Association
  • Potato Marketing Board
  • Processed Vegetable Growers Association
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • National Federation of Fish Friers
  • National Joint Council of British Potato and Vegetable Merchants Association
  • Potato Growers Action Group
  • Potato Processors Association
  • Produce Packaging and Marketing Association
  • Retail Fruit Trade Federation Ltd.
  • The Henry Doubleday Research Organisation
  • Tenant Farmers Associations
  • Womens Farming Union
  • London Fox
  • British Independent Grocers Association
  • Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd.
  • UK Association of Frozen Food Producers
  • Consumers in the EC Group
  • Centre for European Agricultural Studies

The Commissions proposal was received on 25 November and the consultation letter was sent on 26 November 1992.

Dr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the organisations which have replied to the request for comments on the proposals for a Council regulation regarding the common organisation of the market in potatoes; and when those replies were received.

Mr. Gummer

Following is the list of organisations

Name of organisation Date of reply
British Retail Consortium 7 December 1992
Consumers in the EC Group 9 December 1992
Consumers Committee for Great Britain 7 December 1992
Federation of Agricultural Co-operatives (UK) Ltd. 4 December 1992
London FOX 7 December 1992
National Association of Seed Potato Merchants 4 December 1992
National Farmers Union (England) 4 December 1992
National Federation of Fish Friers 4 December 1992
National Federation of Fruit and Potato Trades Ltd. 4 December 1992
Potato Marketing Board 4 December 1992
Potato Processors Association 30 November 1992
Produce Packaging and Marketing Association 4 December 1992
Retail Fruit Trade Federation Ltd. 7 December 1992

Dr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which organisations had not replied by 7 December, in response to the request for comments on the proposals for a Council regulation regarding the common organisation of the market in potatoes.

Mr. Gummer

The following organisations had not replied by 7 December:

  • Association of County Councils
  • Association of Consumer Research
  • British Independent Grocers Association
  • British Potato Trades Consortium
  • British Society of Plant Breeders Ltd.
  • Centre for European Agricultural Studies
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  • Co-operative Union
  • Country Landowners Association
  • Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd.
  • Food and Drink Federation
  • Food from Britain
  • Fruit Importers Association
  • National Consumers Council
  • National Joint Council of British Potato and Vegetable Merchants Association
  • Potato Chip Manufacturers Association
  • Potato Growers Action Group
  • Processed Vegetable Growers Association
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • Henry Doubleday Research Organisation
  • Tenant Farmers Association
  • UK Association of Frozen Food Producers
  • Womens Farming Union

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