Formal Minutes
Monday 25 March 2013
Members present:
Joan Walley, in the Chair
Peter Aldous
Neil Carmichael
Martin Caton
Zac Goldsmith
Mark Lazarowicz
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Dr Matthew Offord
Mr Mark Spencer
Dr Alan Whitehead
Simon Wright
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The following declarations of interest relating to
the inquiry were made:
27 July 2010
Peter Aldous declared an interest as a partner in
a family farm near Halesworth, Suffolk, and having a beneficial
interest in a farm near Ipswich, Suffolk.
Neil Carmichael declared an interest in receiving
rental income from two farms in Northumberland.
Mr Mark Spencer declared an interest as a partner
in CH Spencer and Son (farmers, Mapperley Plains, Notts), receiving
rental income from Spring Lane Farm, Sherwood, and Floralands
Garden Centre, Sherwood, and as a shareholder in Floralands Ltd
(garden centre).
Draft Report (Pollinators and pesticides),
proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 95 read and agreed to.
Summary and Annex agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the Seventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair
make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed
copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the
provisions of Standing Order No. 134.
Written evidence was ordered to be reported to the
House for printing with the Report, in addition to that ordered
to be reported for publishing on 24 and 31 October, 13, 21 and
28 November, 4 and 12 December 2012, 9 and 16 January, and 6,
13 and 27 February 2013.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 April 2013 at 2 pm
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