§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list those of her Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which the Government are required to consult prior to legislation proposals; and in respect of which bodies the Government must publish their response to advice supplied by them.
§ Mr. JackPrior to legislation proposals, the Government are required to consult the Advisory Committee on Pesticides, the Committee on Agricultural Valuation, the Sugar Beet Research and Education Council and the Veterinary Products Committee. They are not required to publish their responses.
§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department which have a statutory basis.
§ Mr. JackThe following non-departmental public bodies have a statutory basis:
- The Advisory Committee on Pesticides
- The Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees
- The Consumers' Committees for Great Britain and for England and Wales
- The Committees of Investigation for Great Britain and for England and Wales
- The Committee on Agricultural Valuation
- The Hill Farming Advisory Committee
- The Veterinary Products Committee.
§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list her Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which are required to produce annual reports.
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§ Mr. JackOnly the Veterinary Products Committee is required to produce an annual report, but the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and the Food Advisory Committee also do so.
§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department which are required to lay their annual reports before Parliament.
§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what advisory bodies she has set up in her Department since the publication of "Public Bodies 1993".
§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list her Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which are required to publish their advice to Government.