HC Deb 25 February 1998 vol 307 c252W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has to set up a Ministry of Rural Affairs following the reorganisation of MAFF; and if he will make a statement.[29739]

The Prime Minister

The question of any transfer of responsibility between Departments is being considered in the context of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review. No decisions have yet been reached.