§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list those organisations that have been asked to participate in the Rural Affairs Forum, and give the names of the nominees. [27657]
§ Alun MichaelThe organisations and names of the nominees asked to participate in the Rural Affairs Forum are as shown in the table.
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Organisations Name of nominees Chair Alun Michael Vice-Chair Elliot Morley Rural Advocate Ewen Cameron Association of National Park Authorities Martin Fitton Council for the Protection of Rural England Gregor Hutcheon National Trust Tony Burton Ramblers Association Nick Barrett Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Phil Rothwell Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Peter Davies Country Land and Business Association Sir Edward Greenwell British Horse Society Kay Driver British Chambers of Commerce Viv Dodd National Farmers Union John Seymour Countryside Alliance Richard Burge Trades Union Congress Barry Leathwood Co-operative Union Pauline Green Action with Communities in Rural England Sylvia Brown Churches Together in England Canon Jeremy Martineau National Council for Voluntary Organisations Holly Yates National Federation of Women's Institutes Jill Cobley National Youth Agency Dave Phillips Age Concern England Gordon Lishman East of England Development Agency Marie Skinner Local Government Association Councillor Christine Reid National Association of Local Councils Councillor Brian Kerr English Nature David Arnold-Forster English Tourism Council Mary Lynch Environment Agency Andrew Dare Forestry Commission Paul Hill-Tout Housing Corporation Fiona Cruickshank Countryside Agency Richard Cameron The Secretary to the Forum will be Chris Dunabin.
A representative of every Regional Forum will attend each meeting of the Rural Affairs Forum for England.
Other Government Departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies will have an interest in the work of the Forum and will be invited to attend individual meetings as necessary.
§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish(a) minutes from and (b) reports to the Rural Affairs Forum. [27313]
§ Alun MichaelWe will be publishing the minutes from and reports to the Rural Affairs Forum on the DEFRA website www.defra.gov.uk.