HC Deb 20 January 1998 vol 304 cc488-9W
Mr. Paice

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the consistency of the Agenda 2000 proposals for CAP reform with the requirements of the World Trade Organisation. [24312]

Mr. Rooker

The Government believe that the Agenda 2000 proposals for CAP reform are a welcome step in the right direction. The proposals will generally address the problems which arise from the EU's current WTO commitments arising from the part of the GATT Uruguay round. In our view, however, they would not prepare EU agriculture fully for the next round of WTO trade negotiations, which are due to start at the turn of the century.