§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 21 March,Official Report, column 156, which industrial organisations and individuals made representations to the Government regarding the collection and disposal of specified bovine offal prior to their consideration of the need to require specified bovine offal to be stained with a specified dye and for changes to be made concerning collection and disposal of offal. [19568]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 16 April 1995]: In the course of discussions on aspects of the controls on specified bovine offals, representations were made to the Department on a confidential basis by individuals and bodies from various sides of the industry with a direct concern in this issue.
In line with the Department's policy on openness, responses to the public consultations on these new controls were sought on the basis that they would be made publicly available unless respondents clearly indicated a wish to be excluded from the arrangements. The results of the consultation letters are in the House Library and copies of the responses are available in the MAFF library at Whitehall place.