§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish (i) the date and (ii) the subject of (1) meetings and (2) phone conversations he has had with(a) the Belgian Minister for Agriculture and Small and Medium-sized Business, (b) the Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, (c) the German State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry, (d) the Greek Minister for Agriculture, (e) the Spanish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (f) the French Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, (g) the Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, (h) the Italian Minister for Agriculture and Forestry Policy, (i) the Luxembourg Minister for Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, (j) the Dutch Minister for Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, (k) the Austrian Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, the Environment and Water Management, (I) the Portuguese Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, (m) the Finnish Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, (n) the Swedish Minister for Agriculture, (o) the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, (p) the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection and (q) the American Secretary of Agriculture, since the beginning of this year. [134028]
§ Mr. Nick BrownIn addition to the regular EU Agriculture Council meetings, I have met and spoken with colleagues as outlined in the table. The discussions have covered a range of agricultural issues.
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Country Meeting Telephone call (b) Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries 29 September 2000 — 30 September 2000 — 1 October 2000 — 16–17 October 2000 — (e) Spanish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 9–10 July 2000 — (f) French Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 26 June 2000 24 May 2000 (g) Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 20 January 2000 — 21 March 2000 — (h) Italian Minister for Agriculture and Forestry Policy 29 September 2000 5 April 2000 30 September 2000 — 1 October 2000 — (j) Dutch Minister for Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries 12 April 2000 — 29 september2000 — 30 september2000 — 1 October 2000 — (l) Portuguese Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries 16 May 2000 — (n)Swedish Minister for Agriculture 29 September 2000 — 30 September 2000 — 1 October 2000 — (o) European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries 24 January 2000 13January 2000 1 February 2000 10 March 2000 9 March 2000 25 July 2000 (p) European Commission for Health and Consumer Protection 6 March 2000 19 April 2000 1 June 2000 (q) American Secretary of Agriculture 14 February 2000 — 9 March 2000 —