Beef Exports

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 14 July 1999.

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Photo of David Drew David Drew Labour/Co-operative, Stroud 3:31, 14 July 1999

I add my congratulations to my right hon. Friend. Contrary to what the Opposition spokesman said, this was never going to be a one-off event. There had to be a great deal of hard work behind the scenes to get the markets reopened.

Alongside the work of the MLC, does my right hon. Friend accept that we can learn from Europe inasmuch as the role of producer co-operatives there is often key to production and marketing strategies? Will he talk to all the farming organisations with a view to increasing collaboration so that we can make a sustained effort to export our beef?