§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the desirability of providing financial aid and incentives to encourage rural local authorities to set up specific local exchange trading schemes to help farmers cope during the BSE crisis; and if he will make a statement. [2312]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 7 November 1996,Official Report, column 657.