Ruffley in Key Meeting with East Anglia Regional National Farmers Union Representatives

Tuesday, 18 March, 2003

David Ruffley will attend the annual Suffolk National Farmers' Union dinner for the county's MPs and MEPs on Friday, 21 March at the Cedars Hotel in Stowmarket.

David said: 'The NFU dinner has become an important annual event at which senior regional NFU officers and members have the opportunity to discuss current farming industry issues.

"Of particular concern at present is the Mid Term Review of the EU Common Agriculture Policy. Following my discussions at the dinner on Friday I will be raising the NFU's concerns with Government Ministers. Our farmers deserve a fair deal from the EU and I will be doing all I can to ensure that they do not lose out.'