§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much the Phillips Inquiry into BSE has cost to date; and what estimate he has made of its final cost. [102790]
§ Ms QuinThe cost to date of the BSE Inquiry, including the costs of liaison units and legal support for witnesses from the main Departments involved, is about £20 million. The present estimate of the final cost is about £26 million.
§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the Phillips Inquiry into BSE will report. [102789]
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List of CAP scheme payments Sector Legal base Notes Arable crops Articles 2 and 5, Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 Area payments including set-aside payments and including durum wheat and special aid Potato starch Article 8(2), Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 Payment Grain legumes Article 1, Regulation (EC) No 1577/96 Area aid Flax Article 4, Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 Area aid (the portion paid to farmers) Hemp Article 4, Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 Area aid Silkworms Article 2, Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 Aid to encourage rearing Tobacco Article 3, Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 Production aid Seeds Article 3, Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 Production aid Hops Article 12, Area aid Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 Regulation (EC) No 1098/98 Payments for temporary resting only
§ Ms QuinI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr. Robertson) on 8 November 1999,Official Report, column 459W.