§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what powers her officials have, and are contemplating, to enter farmland without prior notification.
§ Mr. JackAs far as the integrated administration and control system is concerned, the Control System Regulations 1993—SI 1993/1317—provide authorised persons with powers of entry at all reasonable hours for the purpose of carrying out control measures required to meet EC obligations. In using these powers, we shall have regard to the requirements of the EC regulation, which are designed to combat fraud, but will try to minimise unnecessary inconvenience to farmers.