Letter from the Minister of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food to the Chairman of the Agriculture Committee
Thank you for your letter of 25 October seeking clarification
on the review of recommendations made by the Red Tape Working
Groups. The Groups have been in touch with their Secretariats
to monitor the progress of their recommendations. We published
an update of the Red Tape Review Action Plans, giving progress
to date, for the Industry Forum of 6 July, and did so again for
23 November Forum. The reports are available on the MAFF and Intervention
Board Websites.
In addition, we are proposing to invite the Review
Groups to a meeting a year after consideration of their reports
to formally review the effectiveness of their recommendations.
This was thought to be the most constructive approach since many
of the recommendations will have taken some time to work through,
for example, the development of electronic forms and coordination
of inspections. At that time, they can also recommend to me whether
they would like to further opportunities to review progress.
NICK BROWN
30 November 2000
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