§ Mr. Jim MurphyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many bilateral meetings were held between his Department and its Austrian counterpart in each of the last five years; and what was discussed at each meeting since May 1997. [109873]
§ Ms QuinIn addition to the contacts that have taken place in the regular Agriculture Council meetings, five Ministerial bilateral meetings have been held with our Austrian counterparts during the period 1995–99. The dates of these and the subjects discussed at the meetings held since May 1997, are shown in the table.
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Date Subjects discussed 24 November 1999 EU enlargement Rural development BSE 11 September 1998 Agenda 2000/CAP reform Agrimonetary proposals Animal welfare Date-based export scheme Energy crops Fishery control regulations
Date Subjects discussed 20 July 1998 Agenda 2000/CAP reform Agrimonetary reform Animal welfare Date-based export scheme Wine Organic farming Forestry protection EU-wide SRM controls 19 November 1997 Agenda 2000/CAP reform Preparation for UK presidency Banana regime BSE Chocolate directive Energy crops Fisheries 12 June 1996 — Nil in 1995 —
§ Mr. Jim MurphyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those previously planned meetings, and their subject, between his Department and its Austrian counterpart which have been cancelled since the formation of the new Austrian Government. [109898]
§ Ms QuinWe are no longer proceeding with plans for an Anglo-Austrian seminar on rural development for applicant member states under the auspices of Technical Assistance Information Exchange (TAIEX), as a follow-up to an earlier Anglo-Austrian seminar in November 1999.