§ Tuesday 2 December 1997
- 16.00 Meeting: British Poultry Breeders: BPBHA Awards Ceremony
§ Wednesday 3 December 1997
- 09.00 Weekly Team Meeting
- 09.30 Meeting with Secretary of State for Scotland, Lord Sewel, Lord Dubs
- 11.30 Meeting with Stephanos Tzoumakas
- 14.00 Meeting with Ministerial Committee on Economic Affairs: Improving the regulation of Utility Industries
- 15.00 Meeting with Bob Blizzard, Lowestoft FPO, John Robbs, Dr. Horwood: TACs and Quotas
- 17.00 Reception with Milk Marque
§ Thursday 4 December 1997
- 07.00 Visit (UK): Tour and Breakfast
- 10.00 RNMDSF: Fish and Chip Shop Award
- 11.00 Meeting with British Trust for Ornithology, Jeremy on Greenwood: Conservation Issues
- 16.00 Meeting with Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington: Deer Management
§ Monday 8 December 1997
- 12.00 Lunch with Regional Flood Defence Chairmen
- on 15.00 Meeting with Peter Davies, RSPCA
§ Tuesday 9 December 1997
- 11.00 Meeting with Farming Collaboration: Hill Farming
- 17.00 Meeting with David Bowles, RSPCA and DG and Peter Davies, RSPCA: Eurogroup
§ Wednesday 10 December 1997
- 09.30 Weekly Team Meeting
- 10.30 Meeting with Rare Breeds Survival Trust
- 11.30 Meeting with PLP Agriculture Committee
§ Thursday 11 December 1997
- 09.30 Meeting with David Bowles (RSPCA) and Peter Stevenson, Andrew Turnbull: Vehicle Standards
- 11.00 Meeting with East Midlands NFU.