§ Mr. JackTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the policy reviews his Ministry is currently carrying out; and when he expects the results of each will be made public. [47264]
Dr. John CunninghamThe information requested is as follows:
Review Results to be made public Review of food from Britain summer 1998 Review of the UK legislation on the disposal of animal waste summer 1998 Review of the current rules on quarantine of imported pet animals summer or early autumn 1998 Review of the hill livestock compensatory allowance scheme autumn 1998 Review of fishing vessel licensing December 1998 Review of the future funding of regulatory arrangements for pesticides December 1998 Review of the public analyst arrangements in England and Wales by end of 1998 Review of the nitrate sensitive area schemes by 1 April 1999 Review of environmentally sensitive areas, stage IV schemes June 1999 Review of access provisions of agri-environment schemes during 1999 Review of the meat and livestock commission 1999 Review of salmon and freshwater fisheries by end of 1999 Review of tuberculosis in cattle and badgers 1— Review of raw cows' drinking milk policy 2— 1 Krebs Committee reported December 1997; decision on action to be taken will follow 2Consultation announced November 1997; Ministerial announcement in due course In addition, operational matters are regularly reviewed and there is a rolling programme of policy evaluations.