To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what discussions he has had with food retailers marketing goods labelled "Made in Israel" on measures to verify their attribution; [17543](2) what response he has made to the representations from the government of Israel on alleged abuses of the preferential rate applied to fruit juice imports; [17544](3) what plans he has to stop abuses of the preferential rate applying to fruit juice imports from Israel. [17541]

I have been asked to reply.I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to her on 26 November 1997,