Mr. JackTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what redundancy packages he has evaluated with reference to the disposal of the New Covent Garden Market; and if he will make a statement. [34984]
Dr. John CunninghamNone. There are no Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food employees attached to the Covent Garden Market Authority.
Mr. JackTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the letters of appointment given to the New Covent Garden Market's immediate past chairman and his successor. [34983]
Dr. John CunninghamThe initial appointment of Mr. William (Bill) Bowman, the retiring Chairman of the Covent Garden Market Authority, was announced in a MAFF News Release on 31 December 1987 (402/87). I do not have access to the letters of appointment which were the responsibility of the previous Administration. The appointment of Mr. Lief Mills as Chairman of the Authority, with effect from 1 April 1998, was announced in a MAFF News Release on 5 February 1998 (50/89). Copies of these News Releases and the letters of appointment of Mr. Mills have been placed in the Library.