WEDNESDAY 10 JULY 2002
Members present:
Mr David Curry, in the Chair
Mr David Borrow | Mr Keith Simpson
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Mr Austin Mitchell |
Mr Michael Jack |
Mr Colin Breed | David Taylor
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Mrs Gillian Shephard |
Mr David Lepper |
Mr David Drew | Mr Mark Todd
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The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman
and Mr Austin Mitchell do visit Copenhagen in September to attend
a meeting of representatives of the Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
Committees of the Parliaments of European Union Member States
in a representative capacity.(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That Sub-committees
be appointed to consider the Mid-Term Review of the Common Agricultural
Policy and Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.(The
Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-committee
on the Mid-Term Review of the CAP have the following Orders of
Reference: "To examine the proposed reforms to the CAP announced
by the European Commission on Wednesday 10 July 2002. Amongst
other matters it will address: the extent to which the proposed
reforms to the CAP address concerns about the future direction
of the Policy in particular whether they will encourage
a more liberalised agricultural sector within Europe, and what
impact the reforms will have on negotiations for the enlargement
of the European Union; how the proposed reforms will affect British
farmers, in particular what will be the impact of capping aid
for larger farms and de-coupling subsidies from production levels;
what will be the practical effect of the new cross-compliance
conditions to be applied to the receipt of aid, and whether the
conditions adequately balance environmental and commercial concerns;
and whether the proposed re-allocation of funds from direct payments
to farmers (Pillar I) to rural development (Pillar II) will provide
sufficient resources to achieve environmental goals and to support
rural areas.".(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Sub-committee
on Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy have the following Orders
of Reference: "To examine the reforms proposed by the European
Commission in May 2002 for the CFP (Common Fisheries Policy).
Amongst other matters it will address: the effects of the proposals
on the fundamental principles of the Common Fisheries Policy;
to what extent the proposals will improve quota management and
conservation and what alternatives might be considered;
what will be the impact of the proposals on the structure of the
British fishing industry; whether the plans for social help for
fishing communities are adequate; to what extent the reforms will
allow a more flexible system to develop, permitting short term
adjustments to quotas to be made to react to changes in fish biology
and fishing technology; and whether enough emphasis has been placed
on proper enforcement of the Common Fisheries Policy.".(The
Chairman.)
Draft Report [The Departmental Annual Report 2002],
proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 30 read and agreed to.
Summary read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman
do make the Report to the House.
A Paper was ordered to be appended to the Report.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 July at Ten o'clock.
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