§ Mr. JackTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what redundancy packages he has evaluated with reference to the disposal of the New Covent Garden Market; and if he will make a statement. [34984]
Dr. John CunninghamNone. There are no Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food employees attached to the Covent Garden Market Authority.
§ Mr. JackTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the letters of appointment given to the New Covent Garden Market's immediate past chairman and his successor. [34983]
Dr. John CunninghamThe initial appointment of Mr. William (Bill) Bowman, the retiring Chairman of the Covent Garden Market Authority, was announced in a MAFF News Release on 31 December 1987 (402/87). I do not have access to the letters of appointment which were the responsibility of the previous Administration. The appointment of Mr. Lief Mills as Chairman of the Authority, with effect from 1 April 1998, was announced in a MAFF News Release on 5 February 1998 (50/89). Copies of these News Releases and the letters of appointment of Mr. Mills have been placed in the Library.