§ Lord Gainfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will place a copy of the European Commission's report on reform of the common agricultural policy in the Library.
The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Earl Howe)This report, entitledEC Agriculture in the 21st Century, has now been published in the journal European Economy on behalf of the European Commission's Directorate-General II (Economy and Finance). Copies have been placed in the Library.
72WAThe Government welcome the Commission's decision to publish this radical look at the common agricultural policy and we shall be studying it with interest.