§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what has been the cost to the United Kingdom dairy and beef cattle industry of the ban on importation of semen;
(2) if he will list those countries that prohibit the importation of semen from the United Kingdom herd; and from what date in each case the prohibition applied.
§ Mrs. BrowningThe following countries prohibit the importation of bovine semen collected in the United Kingdom.
Country Effective date of prohibition or date notified Argentina 13 August 1991 Australia 1 December 1988 Austria 30 May 1990 Bulgaria September 1994 China 4 September 1990 Costa Rica 23 March 1992 Indonesia 10 March 1993 Iran 26 July 1989 Jamaica 11 August 1994 Japan July 1990 Malaysia (Sarawak only) February 1991 Mexico 23 October 1992 Russian Federation 10 April 1990 Sweden 21 October 1988 Taiwan 21 February 1991 United Arab Emirates 30 June 1990 Uruguay 9 July 1990 It is not possible to quantify the cost to the United Kingdom dairy and beef cattle industry of these problems.