§ Baroness Anelay of St. Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
During their negotiations on the development of Agenda 2000 environmental and rural policy, what account they have taken of the facts that in Great Britain tenant farmers' activities are bound by the tenant farmer's agreement into which the farmers have already entered and that if they do anything outwith the remit of the agreement they could risk losing their tenancy. [HL2260]
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)As part of our consultation process on the Commission's Agenda 2000 proposals, we have invited comments from many organisations including the Tenant Farmers Association. The Government will take full account of the views of these organisations during the negotiations.