HC Deb 08 December 1994 vol 251 c352W
Ms Corston

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps are being taken by the Ministry to restrict BIV-infected livestock from entering the United Kingdom.

Mrs. Browning

The Government have considered this very carefully, commissioning research and consulting not only independent scientific experts in this country but leading researchers in North America and Europe. There is no scientific evidence relating to BIV which would justify placing restrictions on livestock to be imported into the United Kingdom, and we are not aware that such restrictions have been imposed by any other country.