Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Hansard, 31 October 1990)

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he intends to respond to the Select Committee on agriculture's report on BSE.

§ Mr. Maclean
Shortly.

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on the absence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy from the cattle populations of other European Community countries.

§ Mr. Speller
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in respect of which European Community countries his Department has evidence of the existence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

§ Mr. Maclean
Since 1 April this year, member states have been required under European community law to notify the Commission of any cases of BSE in their territory. To date the disease has been reported only in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.