{"value":{"id":429298,"memberId":4161,"member":null,"memberRole":"Lords Spokesman, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ","uin":"HLWS310","dateMade":"2015-11-19T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","title":"Agenda for November Agriculture and Fisheries Council","text":"<p>My Hon Friend the Minister of State (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.</p><p>The next Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 16 November in Brussels. I will be representing the UK.</p><p>As the provisional agenda stands, there are two main items; the simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy and international agricultural trade issues including market conditions and support measures.</p><p>There are currently four confirmed Any Other Business items:</p><p>- Information from the Presidency on Regulations regarding the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments;</p><p>- Information from the Presidency on amending Regulations determining measures on certain fixing aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products;</p><p>- Information from the Czech Republic on the results of the meeting of directors-general on hunting and game management in the 28 Member States (requested by the Czech Republic);</p><p>- The future of the sugar sector in the EU (requested by Italy);</p><p>- A discussion on the sanitary embargo by the Russian Federation on pork products (requested by Belgium).</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":428251,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2015-11-16T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/429298","method":"GET"}]}