§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the recent inspection of abattoirs was completed; when he expects to receive a report on the condition of abattoirs in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonEC Commission veterinary inspectors visited a sample of export-approved premises in Great Britain between 6 and 16 March. In Northern Ireland they visited premises between 3 and 6 July and will visit again between 17 and 20 July.
The confidential technical reports on the individual premises visited in Great Britain have been received from Brussels and passed to the managements of those premises and the appropriate local authorities. A formal EC Commission report on the visit as a whole is still awaited.