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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 30 November 1999.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE

TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 1999

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Members present:

Mr Peter Luff, in the Chair

Mr David Curry	Mr Lembit Opik
Mr Michael Jack	Mrs Diana Organ
Mr Paul Marsden	Mr Mark Todd
Mr Austin Mitchell

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CONTENTS

MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY THE SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVE ON MODIFIED AGRICULTURAL CROPS (SCIMAC) (R21)

Examination of witnesses

DR ROGER TURNER, Chairman, Supply Chain Initiative on Modified Agricultural Crops (SCIMAC), DR DAVID CARMICHAEL, Lincolnshire farmer and NFU representative to SCIMAC, MR PAUL ROOKE, Policy Director, United Kingdom Agricultural Supply Trade Association (UKASTA), MR DANIEL PEARSALL, SCIMAC Secretary, examined.

Question Number

1 - 19

20 - 39

40 - 59

60 - 77

MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY NOVARTIS UK LTD (R8)

SUPPLEMENTARY MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY NOVARTIS UK LTD. (R24)

Examination of witnesses

MR STEPHEN SMITH, Chief Executive Officer, Novartis Seeds UK, and Head of Business Areas Cereals, Novartis, and MR WILLY DE GREEF, Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs for Novartis Seeds AG, Switzerland, examined.

Question Number

78 - 99

100 - 119

120 - 136

MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY CARGILL PLC (R12)

Examination of witnesses

MR GRAHAM SECKER, Managing Director, MS ANNE GUTTRIDGE, Commercial Director, Grain, Feed and Oilseeds, MS RUTH RAWLING, Vice-President, Public Affairs, Cargill plc, examined.

Question Number

137 - 159

160 - 179

180 - 185

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Prepared 7 January 2000