MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE,FISHERIES & FOOD IN EASTERN ENGLAND

That this House opposes proposals arising from the review of its regional organisation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; considers that the proposal to reduce the Ministry's five regional and divisional offices in Eastern England to one regional centre at Cambridge will substantially diminish its service to the farming community in that region, will reduce the effectiveness of such conservation schemes as the environmentally sensitive areas and set aside schemes and will prevent the Ministry from implementing EC proposals for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy; and calls for the Ministry to establish second regional centre in Norwich.