§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will extend the provision of research into new methods of sheep scab control to include the commission of a full economic audit of the options currently available for controlling this disease; and if he will make a statement. [38614]
§ Mrs. BrowningOn 10 July 1995, when I gave the results of the 1995 spring surveillance exercise carried out by the State Veterinary Service into the incidence of sheep scab, I announced that I had also requested a review of the alternative options that may be available to deal with this disease.
A consultation paper will be issued shortly.