§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he is giving to local education authorities about school meals in connection with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 18 May 1990]: Education authorities have been advised of the range of measures adopted by the Government to protect the public from what is a remote and theoretical risk. They can continue to offer beef in school meals with complete confidence.