§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what recommendations have been made to his Department by the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee following the finding of abnormal prion protein in the appendix of a patient in Torbay; what steps he has taken to implement the recommendations; and if he will make a statement; [57202]
(2) what meetings his Department has had, with which bodies, following the finding of abnormal prion protein in the appendix of a patient in Torbay; and if he will make a statement. [57128]
§ Mr. RookerI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health on 3 November 1998,Official Report, columns 532–36.
§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what meetings his Department has had with representatives of(a) the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee and (b) the Central Veterinary 108W Laboratory following the finding of abnormal prion protein in the appendix of a patient in Torbay; and if he will make a statement. [57201]
§ Mr. RookerI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health on 3 November 1998,Official Report, columns 532–36. A member of the staff of the Central Veterinary Laboratory is a technical adviser at SEAC meetings.