§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on his plans for reducing the number of forms which have to be filled in by farmers produced by his Department.
§ Mr. CurryA baseline list of forms associated with Ministry regulations which impose a burden on industry has been established. Forms listed in the baseline are subject to review under Ministry deregulation plans. The aim is to identify those which might be simplified or abolished in order to reduce the burden that can be imposed on industry.
§ 1993. Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many forms he produced to be filled in by farmers for any purpose including making claims for quotas and grants in(a) 1979, (b) 1985 and (c)
§ Mr. CurryThe number of forms filled in specifically by farmers in 1993 is not available. Nor is this information available on a historical basis. However, the total number of forms associated with Ministry regulations which impose a burden on industry which the agriculture and food sectors taken as a whole are currently asked to complete is just under 450.