HC Deb 26 June 1990 vol 175 c204W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his policy in respect of the export from Britain of scrapie-infected sheep.

Mr. Maclean

It is up to importing countries to determine what conditions they wish to impose upon sheep exported from Great Britain.

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those countries which have banned imports from Britain of(a) live cattle and (b) live sheep, giving the date of the introduction of such ban in each case.

Mr. Maclean

The information requested is set out in the table:

Country Date
(a) Live cattle
Australia December 1988
Austria May 1990
Canada February 1990
Finland January 1989
Israel1
New Zealand December 1988
Saudi Arabia February 1990
Sweden October 1988
Tunisia February 1990
Turkey June 1990
United States of America July 1989
USSR March 1990
(b) Live sheep
Austria May 1990
Canada May 1990
Sweden October 1988
Turkey June 1990
USSR March 1990
1 Not applicable—no health certification agreed.