§ Lorna FitzsimonsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when work will resume on the revision of the regulations controlling artificial insemination of cattle and pigs. [78298]
§ Mr. RookerThe exercise was suspended last April to re-deploy staff to work on lifting the beef export ban. I am pleased to announce that we are now able to resume this work. One of our first jobs will be to write to interested parties inviting them to send in comments on outstanding issues. We aim to progress the work as quickly as possible thereafter.