HC Deb 20 November 1991 vol 199 c191W
Sir Thomas Arnold

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what arrangements exist between the United Kingdom and Japan covering the imports of Japanese cattle;

(2) whether he will permit the import of Kobe cattle from Japan.

Mr. Maclean

Japan is not on the list of third countries from which member states of the European Community are permitted to import bovine animals and no arrangements exist for the importation of Japanese cattle, including Kobe cattle, into the United Kingdom.