§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on what date he was notified of each of the bans imposed by those countries operating restrictions against the import of live cattle from the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MacleanThe table provides information in respect of those countries which at present do not permit the import of live cattle from the United Kingdom because of concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Country Date of notification Sweden 21 October 1988 Australia 1 December 1988 New Zealand 20 December 1988 Finland 4 January 1989 United States of America 24 July 1989 Member states of the European Community: (i) Cattle born before 18 July 1988 28 July 1989 With effect from 1 (ii) Cattle more than 6 months of age March 1990 Israel Not applicable1 1 Israel has issued no licences for imports of cattle from the United Kingdom for a number of years.