HC Deb 24 March 1998 vol 309 c110W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations she has received on the impact of the GATT on EU animal welfare directives. [34797]

Mrs. Roche

The Department of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food have received representations from several animal welfare organisations, including, most recently, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Compassion in World Farming.

Mr. Hancock

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will raise the issue of the effect of the GATT on EU animal welfare directives during the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference in Geneva in May; and if she will make a statement. [34796]

Mrs. Roche

The European Communities' final position for the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference in May is still under internal EU discussion.