§ Miss Geraldine SmithTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps the Government plan to take to improve the export market for British beef. [95757]
§ Ms QuinWe have set up a Beef Export Liaison Group with those involved in beef exports in order to monitor the progress of the Date Based Export Scheme and identify and exploit key export markets. We are also in contact with a number of third countries to obtain export clearance.
§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the monthly figures for the export of British beef, by country of destination, since the formal lifting of the ban on exports. [96294]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 29 October 1999]: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister to my hon. Friend for Clwyd, South (Mr. Jones) on 21 October 1999, Official Report, columns 570-71.