§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what discussions he has had and with which bodies about the climate change levy. [107235]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 27 January 2000]: Since my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in last year's Budget that the Government intend to introduce a climate change levy, I have met with a large number of bodies and individual companies representing the food, drink and agricultural industries. The climate change levy was raised at several of these meetings. Most of these organisations have also put their concerns to Ministers at the Treasury and the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) to ensure that the interests of the food, drink and agricultural industries can be taken fully into account during the detailed design of the levy.