HC Deb 19 June 1997 vol 296 cc288-9W
15. Mr. Rowe

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to assist the fruit farming industry in the aftermath of the frosts in May. [2905]

Mr. Rooker

The European Commission has the matter under review but I have no plans to provide any further specific assistance to the fruit farming industry. It is, in any event, too early to assess the economic consequences of the recent frosts.