§ Miss Geraldine SmithTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (1) pursuant to his answer of 28 February 2000,Official Report, column 16W, concerning the number of hon. Members he has met or refused to meet to discuss farming issues, for what reasons he did not provide the numbers requested; [114536]
(2) pursuant to his answer of 28 February 2000, Official Report, column 16W, concerning his meetings with hon. Members, if he will list the individual hon. Members he has (a) agreed to meet and (b) refused to meet to discuss farming issues since his appointment. [114537]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 14 March 2000]: I meet individual hon. Members and representatives of farming and other organisations frequently to discuss farming issues in both ministerial and party political contexts. The detailed information requested is not held centrally.