HC Deb 29 November 2000 vol 357 cc666-7W
8. Mr. David Heath

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what work has been done by the Cabinet Committee on Rural Affairs to address constraints on the growth of the economy of rural areas. [139182]

13. Dr. Julian Lewis

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will make a statement on the work of the ministerial committee on rural affairs. [139189]

Mr.Stringer

The Terms of Reference of the Ministerial Group on Rural Affairs are

to co-ordinate the Government's policies affecting rural areas.

The Rural White Paper, Published yesterday, is a statement of the Government's rural Policy.