§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals he has to offer grant aid to abattoirs to meet latest EC standards; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SoamesThe Department has no plans to offer grant aid to abattoirs which need to upgrade to meet the new EC standards.
Compliance with statutory requirements has never brought with it any guarantee of help to defray the costs 233W involved. The provision of grant aid would be quite unfair on those who have already made the commitment of their own funds to come up to standard.