§ Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food how much per tonne is given to European farmers for growing sugar beet; and what is the value on the world market for sugar per tonne.
§ Mr. Jack[pursuant to his reply, 15 December 1994, column 791]: The price at which quota sugar can be sold on the world market with the aid of export refunds was incorrect. This should have been around 280 ecu/tonne—£267/tonne*
*1 ecu = £0.953575
Advisory NDPBS sponsored by MAFF which (A) hold open meetings (B) conduct public consultation exercises (C) conduct consultation exercises with outside commercial interests (D) publish a register of members' interests (E) publish agendas for meetings (F) publish the minutes of meetings Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes no yes yes yes yes no Advisory Committee on Pesticides no no no yes no no Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees no no no no no no Committee on Agricultural Valuation no 1yes no no no no Consultative Panel on Badgers and Tuberculosis no no no no no no Consumer Panel no no no yes yes yes Consumers Committee for England and Wales no no yes no no no Consumers Committee for Great Britain no no yes no no no Farm Animal Welfare Council no yes yes no no no Food Advisory Committee no yes yes yes yes no Hill Farming Advisory Committee for England, Wales and Northern Ireland no no no no no no National Food Survey Committee no no no2 no no no Regional Panels for the Farming Industry no no no no no no Salmon Advisory Committee no no no no no no Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee no no no yes no no Sugar Beet Research and Education Committee no no no no no no Veterinary Products Committee no no no yes no 3no 1 Occasional consultation with industry representative organisations. 2 Membership includes representatives of outside commercial interests. 3 A voluntary news release is published after each meeting detailing the main points.