§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has made to the Scottish Milk Marketing Board on the matter of testing milk samples from farms within a radius of 20 miles of Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire for the presence of traces of diozins, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls; and if he has offered any public funds to the Scottish Milk Marketing Board to assist with the purchase, calibration and operation of the appropriate scientific equipment to conduct such analyses at the level of parts per trillion.
§ Mr. John MacKayNone. Public health sampling and testing of milk is the responsibility of local authorities.
§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farms within a radius of 20 miles of Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, are selling milk to the general public direct from the farm as well as or instead of through the Scottish Milk Marketing Board.
§ Mr. John MacKayFourteen.