§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will publish the Government's consultation paper concerning the future of the Agricultural Wages Board. [102564]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 13 December 1999]: As part of the Government's quinquennial review programme, a Consultation Paper on the Future Rationale for statutory Wage and Other Controls in Agriculture and the Operation of the Agricultural Wages Board and the Agricultural Wages Committee was published on 6 December. Copies have been placed in the Library of both Houses. Comments are required by 31 March 2000.