§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on how many occasions in each year since 1989 renderers were prosecuted for failure to comply with regulations relating to BSE governing the production, distribution and supply of rendered material. [31253]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 4 June 1996]: There have been no prosecutions of renderers under legislation relating to BSE regarding the production, distribution and supply of rendered material since 1989.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the impact on European Union negotiations of failures since 1989 by feed mills, rendering plants and abattoirs to implement fully BSE-related regulations. [31245]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 4 June 1996]: The Commission and our European partners recognise the increasingly stringent steps taken since 1988 to ensure compliance with BSE measures. Perceived shortcomings in the operation of earlier measures have not helped the UK in EC negotiations.