Committee Mandates (Hansard, 11 July 2002)

§ Angus Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Management Committee for the fisheries and aquaculture sector is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [68606]

§ Mr. Morley
The Committee usually meets at monthly intervals. The next meeting is scheduled for 23 July. The composition of the UK delegation is decided according to the agenda. Representatives of the Scottish Executive attend whenever the business of the Committee requires it.

§ Angus Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Management Committee for Fisheries Products is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [68570]

§ Mr. Morley
The next meeting of the Committee is provisionally scheduled for 4 October. Outside the summer period it usually meets at monthly intervals. The composition of the UK delegation is decided according to the agenda. Representatives of the Scottish Executive attend whenever the business of the Committee requires it.

§ Angus Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the EU Committee for the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector is next due to meet; whether representatives of the Scottish Executive(a) have been and (b) are members of it; and if she will make a statement. [68571]

§ Mr. Morley
The Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture was set up to enable the Commission to consult representatives of the EU fishery products and aquaculture industry, and of related interests such as consumers and environmentalists, and to take their views on the drafting and implementation of relevant EU measures. It is not attended by officials.