Minutes of Proceedings

Session: 1999/2000

Date: 02 June 2000

Venue: Room 135

The Chairman commenced the meeting at 10.30am.

The Chairman advised Members of a forthcoming invitation to the Committee for lunch with Mr Nick Brown MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on Tuesday 27 June 2000.

Resolved: That the Committee should seek a private meeting with Mr Brown to discuss a number of issues such as the price differential on pigs, the arable aid scheme and the provision of agrimonetary compensation.

1. Minutes of Proceedings - 11 February 2000

Members decided to consider the transcript of evidence from the Supermarket Retailers' before agreeing to the Minutes.

Resolved: The Minutes will be formally considered at the next meeting of the Committee.

2. Inquiry into Debt - Strategy

The Committee considered three options for taking forward the Inquiry into Debt in the Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors.

Resolved: The Committee will amend the Terms of Reference of the main Inquiry, publish an interim report before the summer recess and commit to further reports in the autumn on other sectors starting with the pig and beef sectors.

Resolved: A press release was agreed and ordered to be issued.

3. Potatoes Issues - Completion of Committee consideration

The Committee deliberated.

Resolved: Members will give further consideration to the content of draft letters and advise the Clerk of any amendments for agreement at the next meeting.

Mr Ian Paisley Jnr. left the meeting at 12.00 noon.

4. Outstanding issues update for Members - action to be agreed

Resolved: The Clerk will draw up a work programme, subject to Members agreement, that will identify and enable the Committee to take a highly focused approach to the issues to be considered over coming months.

5. Date of next meeting

The next formal meeting of the Committee will be at 9.30am on Friday 9 June 2000, in the Senate Chamber when evidence will be taken from a number of Agri-food processors operating in Northern Ireland.

The Chairman concluded the meeting at 12.20pm.

Ian R K Paisley
Chairman

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