§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she will be laying an order to enable the opening of the sheep quota national reserve; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. JackThe relevant legislation will be made very shortly. Our aim is to begin allocations in the early part of next year.
§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she expects to be able to confirm the size of the sheep quota national reserve, to announce arrangements for its allocation and to settle outstanding claims; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 23 November 1993): The relevant legislation will be made shortly. Applications to the reserve will then be invited. I hope to be able at that stage to give details of the amounts of quota currently available in the reserve, but as I have made clear on previous occasions, the size of the reserve will be limited. Our aim is to begin allocations in the early part of next year.