§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his statement of 14 December 1999,Official Report, columns 250–54, if he will make a statement on the progress that has been made in the establishment of an Interdepartmental Ministerial Group on Animal Welfare. [131756]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Interdepartmental Ministerial Group on Animal Welfare met formally for the first time today. Ministers with animal welfare responsibilities from the374W Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Home Office and the Department for Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland joined me for the discussion. Officials from the other devolved Administrations also attended.