HC Deb 01 February 1996 vol 270 c930W
19. Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to review the procedures for ensuring that only calves born to mothers who are free of BSE are exported from the United Kingdom. [11284]

Mrs. Browning

Before signing an export health certificate for any consignment the certifying local veterinary inspector must obtain documentary evidence from owners, exporters or auctioneers that none of the calves is the progeny of a BSE-infected dam. In addition, the ear tag numbers of all calves intended for export are checked against the Ministry's computer records. I have no plans to review these procedures.