§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make available the latest progress report prepared by his Department on bovine spongiform encephalopathy. [160951]
§ Mr. Nick BrownA further progress report on BSE in Great Britain was placed in the Library of the House today.
The report outlines the measures, which have been taken to protect public health since June 2000 and includes the latest EU requirements for testing and surveillance.
There is also a section on the protection of animal health which covers controls on animal feed.
The epidemiology section shows that the epidemic of BSE in Great Britain continues to decline in line with predictions.
The report is also published on the MAFF website: www.maff.gov.uk. animalh/bse/index/html