Agriculture and Fisheries Council Debate
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Caroline Spelman
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The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mrs Caroline Spelman)
My noble Friend Lord Henley will represent the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels on 17 May.
There is only one main agenda item: a discussion on the EU being party to a legally binding agreement on European forests.
There are currently eight items of any other business:
Swedish delegation request in relation to the report on the protection of animals during transport.
Codex alimentarius negotiations—progress and prospects report.
Conference on sustainable food consumption and production—report back from the presidency.
A report from the pigmeat advisory group.
A request from Poland on intervention price for cereals.
A request from Poland on sugar production quota.
G20 agriculture ministerial meeting in June—an update on the plans for this meeting.
A report from Lithuania on the international conference it hosted on animal welfare in the Baltic.