HC Deb 24 July 1996 vol 282 cc638-9W
Mr. Tyler

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what discussions he has had with National Milk Records about the development of a national computerised cattle database as part of the bovine sponiform encephalopathy eradication programme. [32935]

Mrs. Browning

[holding answer 17 June 1996]: My officials are in regular contact with representatives of National Milk Records concerning animal identification and traceability. National Milk Records is also represented on the joint industry/Government working group on animal identification and this group is being involved in plans for the introduction of a national cattle movement database.

Mr. Tyler

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what studies he has made of computerised cattle databases in other European Union member states. [32940]

Mrs. Browning

[holding answer 17 June 1996]: In developing plans for the introduction of a national cattle movement database in Great Britain, we are looking at the databases in Northern Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands.