§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his policy in respect of the export from Britain of scrapie-infected sheep.
§ Mr. MacleanIt is up to importing countries to determine what conditions they wish to impose upon sheep exported from Great Britain.
§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo 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. MacleanThe 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.