§ Dr. StrangTo 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. GummerFollowing 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
68 - 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. StrangTo 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. GummerFollowing 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. StrangTo 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. GummerThe 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
69 - 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