Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Minutes of Evidence[Back to Report]

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 29 October 2003.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

on Wednesday 2 July 2003

Members present:

Mr David Curry, in the Chair

Ms Candy Atherton	Diana Organ
Mr David Drew	Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Michael Jack	Alan Simpson
Mr David Lepper	Paddy Tipping
Mr Austin Mitchell	Mr Bill Wiggin

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CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by British Sugar plc (U26)

Memorandum submitted by Cargill PLC (U2)

Examination of Witnesses

Mr Chris Carter, Corporate Affairs Director, and Mr Gary Punter, Technical Manager, British Sugar; and Ms Ruth Rawling, Vice President, Public Affairs, and Mr Peter Smith, Commercial Manager, Refined Oils, Cargill plc, examined

Question Number

1-19

20-39

40-58

Supplementary memorandum from Cargill PLC

Further supplementary memorandum submitted by Cargill PLC

Memorandum submitted by the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales (U20)

Examination of Witnesses

Sir Ben Gill, President, Mr Rad Thomas, Chairman, Alternative Crops Committee, Mr Nick Starkey, Alternative Crop Uses Adviser, National Farmers' Union, examined.

Question Number

59-79

80-98

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales

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Prepared 6 November 2003