HC Deb 03 March 1999 vol 326 c793W
Mr. Maclean

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what official visits he, his Ministers or officials have paid to Zimbabwe since May 1997; who they met; and what was discussed. [73466]

Mr. Rooker

The only official visit by Ministers or officials in the Department to Zimbabwe since May 1997 was made by a Principal Plant Health and Seeds Inspector who attended a COLEACP quality workshop in Harare on 20–22 October 1997 as a plant health expert. The aim of the workshop was to improve the quality of ACP horticultural products for export. The Inspector met a number of UK importers, Zimbabwe officials from their Ministry of Agriculture and Zimbabwe exporters.

COLEACP is a liaison committee based in Paris and promotes the export of fruit, vegetables and flowers from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.

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