§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what
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Thousand tonnes product weight Table 1 UK Supplies of Pork1 1990 1991 19922 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 19982 1999 2000 2001 Home production 762.4 804.6 810.4 812.8 836.4 791.3 801.2 887.6 931.2 831.2 724.5 610.1 Imported3 81.0 75.2 90.6 113.6 115.8 168.7 199.6 177.4 190.3 234.8 273.8 261.2 Of which imported from: Denmark 42.1 35.7 43.1 47.2 45.4 54.5 70.2 59.9 72.3 77.6 95.1 117.2 Netherlands 7.5 5.0 4.7 20.0 11.0 24.4 29.8 21.6 24.8 53.1 51.7 39.9 Others4 31.4 34.5 42.7 46.4 59.5 79.3 99.5 95.8 93.2 104.0 127.0 104.1 provision is contained in the constitution of the Parrett Catchment Project to remove the Chairman if he does not meet targets. [87380]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Parrett Catchment Project is an independent body, the Department has no role in such matters which are for the project board to determine.
§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what notification she has received from the Chairman of the Parrett Catchment Project of his plans to go overseas on business relating to the project in 2003. [87381]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Parrett Catchment Project is an independent body, the Secretary of State has received no such notification of any visits and would not expect to do so.
§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many bodies similar to the Parrett Catchment Project have been set up in England and Wales. [88299]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Parrett Catchment Project is a forum for stakeholders with an interest in flood management and related matters in the area. Various other stakeholders have been set up on either a long term or short term basis in response to flooding problems in other parts of the country. They have a variety of different structures and forms of organisation and it is likely that many have not made themselves known to the Department.