§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he first issued instructions in 1986 to farmers in the restricted area of Cumbria on how to dispose of dead sheep.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Order 1986 was issued on 20 259W June 1986. Under it movement of any sheep (either live or dead) off holdings in a designated area was forbidden except under a consent. Advice to farmers on disposal of dead sheep (on or off the holding) was given by my staff on a case-by-case basis.