§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what benefits he has identified from the creation of an integrated European Union rural development policy. [122960]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 22 May 2000]: The Rural Development Regulation enables member states for the first time systematically, coherently and comprehensively to plan expenditure on rural measures which aim to meet environmental, social and economic objectives for the countryside.