§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how he proposes to implement the EEC ban on beef exports from herds which have had an incidence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy; whether the ban applies to herds in which were raised and sold cattle subsequently fallen to bovine spongiform encephalopathy; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanBeef will be exported from the United Kingdom to other European Community member states in accordance with European Community Decision 90/261 of 8 June 1990 and be certified as such. Bone-in beef for export must be derived from cattle which have not come from holdings in which bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been confirmed during the previous two years. Beef derived from cattle from any holding can enter into intra-Community trade in boneless form.