HC Deb 20 November 2000 vol 357 cc61-2W
Mr. Tyler

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will receive the report from CBD Porton Down on the dose effect profiles for organophosphate sheep dips on brain electrical activity and sensitive behaviour indices in non-human primates; and if he will make a statement on the progress of organophosphate research. [138049]

Mrs. Shephard

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the causes of the outbreak of swine fever in East Anglia. [138096]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 13 November 2000]: The most likely source of infection is still thought to be consumption by a pig or pigs of an infected pork product. However, epidemiological investigations are continuing and the results of these investigations will be reported in full in due course.

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