§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the amount of assistance given to agriculture for the disposal of offal and fallen stock.
§ Mr. MacleanGovernment assistance to help the livestock industry overcome its problems on the disposal of fallen stock and animal carcase waste includes: practical advice from the state veterinary service and ADAS on alternative methods of carcase disposal including safe burial and incineration; funding of research with industry and the European Community into the type of rendering systems which will destroy certain pathogens; advising planning and regulatory authorities about the importance of adequate disposal facilities especially where planning permission is sought for incinerators; exempting small incinerators designed for animal waste from the inspection and authorisation requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; helping the rendering industry's examination of useful alternatives to landfilling for meat and bonemeal derived from specified bovine offal; and identifying investment in the by-products sector as one of the priority areas for aid under the EC grant scheme for marketing and processing agricultural products.