Sustaining and Growing the Rural Economy Scrutiny Report: Ministerial Response

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A decision made on 23 November 2010 regarding a Ministerial response to the Scrutiny Report on Sustaining and Growing the Rural Economy

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2010-0131
Decision Summary Title :	Rural Economy Strategy 2011-2015 Sustaining and Growing the Rural Economy.			Date of Decision Summary:	23/11/10
Decision Summary Author:	Research Officer			Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (If Exempt state clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written			Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title:	Rural Economy Strategy 2011-2015. Scrutiny Panel: Rural Economy Strategy Sub-Panel.			Date of Written Report:	23 November 2010
Written Report Author:	Director, Environmental Management and Rural Economy.			Written Report : Public or Exempt? (If Exempt State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public

Subject: Response to the Scrutiny Rural Economy Strategy Sub-Panel report on the RES 2011-2015 White Paper.
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment supports the response of the Minister for Economic Development to the Rural Economy Strategy Sub-Panel report.
Reason(s) for decision: An Economic Affairs Scrutiny Sub-Panel: the Rural Economy Strategy Sub-Panel was established to consider the Rural Economy Strategy 2011-2015. Subsequent to calling upon the industry for evidence and once in receipt of the RES 2011-2015 White Paper, the Sub-Panel, in conjunction with an external adviser responded with a series of findings and recommendations to which the Minister is obliged to respond.
Resource Implications: None.
Action required: To support the response to the Rural Economy Strategy Scrutiny Sub-Panel from the Minister for Economic Development.
Signature: SENATOR FREDDIE COHEN		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:			Date of Decision: