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 16 March 2005.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Sub-Committee on the Government's Rural Delivery Strategy)

on Tuesday 2 November 2004

Members present:

Paddy Tipping, in the Chair

Mr Colin Breed	Mr Michael Jack
Mr David Drew	David Taylor

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CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by the Centre for Rural Economy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (V08)

Examination of Witnesses

Professor Neil Ward, Director, and Mr Terry Carroll, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Rural Economy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, examined.

Question Number

1-19

20-25

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Centre for Rural Economy University of Newcastle upon Tyne (V08a)

Memorandum submitted by the Forestry Commission (V12)

Memorandum submitted by the Environment Agency (V24)

Examination of Witnesses

Mr Tim Rollinson, Director General, Mr Paul Hill-Tout, Director for England, Forestry Commission, Baroness Young of Old Scone, a Member of the House of Lords, Chief Executive, and Ms Marian Spain, Head of Strategic Development, Environment Agency, examined.

Question Number

26-39

40-46

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Environment Agency (V24a)

Joint memorandum submitted by the England's Regional Development Agencies (V20)

Examination of Witnesses

Mr David Marlow, Chief Executive, Ms Judith Barker, Head of Environment and Community Development, East of England Development Agency, Dr Richard Hutchins, Corporate Director, Sustainable and Rural Development, Advantage West Midlands, examined.

Question Number

47-59

60-79

80-82

Joint supplementary memorandum submitted by England's Regional Development Agencies (V20a)

Memorandum submitted by the National Farmers' Union (V26)

Memorandum submitted by the Country Land and Business Association (V17)

Examination of Witnesses

Mr Meurig Raymond, Vice-President, Mr Andrew Opie, Head of Policy Services, and Dr Andrew Clark, Chief Countryside Adviser, National Farmers' Union; Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Vice-President, and Mr Nick Way, Director of Policy, Country Land and Business Association, examined.

Question Number

83-99

100-112

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the National Farmers' Union (V26a)

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Prepared 4 April 2005