WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2001
Members present:
Mr David Curry, in the Chair
Mr David Borrow | Patrick Hall
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Mr Eric Martlew | Phil Sawford
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Mr Colin Breed | Mr Michael Jack
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Mr Austin Mitchell |
Paddy Tipping |
Mr David Drew | Mr David Lepper
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Diana Organ | Mr Mark Todd
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The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman and Mr Eric
Martlew do visit Brussels in December to attend the International
Conference on the Prevention and Control of Foot and Mouth Disease
in a representative capacity.(The Chairman.)
The Creation of the Department for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs: Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, a Member of the House,
Secretary of State, was further examined and Mr Brian Bender CB,
Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs, was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 November at Ten
o'clock.
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