§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has concerning the policy reasons for the European Commission's intention to propose a ban on the sale of enzyme-treated meat.
§ Mr. MacleanNone. The draft proposal has not yet been discussed in Brussels. The existing derogation under which the United Kingdom and Ireland trade in meat treated with enzymes would not be compatible with the concept of the single market, and the Commission may simply be anticipating that a proposal to permit trade in enzyme-treated meat throughout the Community after 1992 is unlikely to attract sufficient support from member states.