§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the terms of reference for the consultants he has engaged to make recommendations on a new system of administering agricultural grants and payments in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [42434]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe terms of reference of the study, as set out in my right hon. Friend's letter of 15 March to all Welsh MPs, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House are
to assess the cost-effectiveness of options for Common Agricultural Policy administration in Wales which deliver a bi-lingual service to farmers that meets the Department's objectives and the standards set out in the Charter Standard for Farmers in Wales, and complies with the requirements of EC regulations.