§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment the Government have made of the effectiveness of BSE controls in(a) France, (b) Denmark, (c) Finland, (d) Germany, (e) Greece, (f) Holland, (g) Austria, (h) Belgium, (i) Ireland, (j) Italy, (k) Luxembourg, (l) Portugal, (m) Spain and (n) Sweden. [144314]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 8 January 2001]: Member states' BSE controls are inspected by the EU Food and Veterinary Office (FVO). As a result of the current situation, the FVO is currently carrying out a series of inspections of member states' controls.
§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on research his Department has sponsored on the copper-manganese BSE theory. [144263]
§ Mr. Nick Brown[holding answer 8 January 2001]: My Department has not sponsored any research on the copper-manganese BSE theory. However, the TSE Research and Surveillance Unit follows the progress of research in this area which is supported by other funders.