§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 22 May,Official Report, columns 211–13, if all the listed markets and assembly points now approved as collection centres, as defined in Council directive 64/432, have been observed by his Department operating in accordance with the directive; and if he will list the designated veterinarians appointed to supervise such collection centres and the collection centres for which each is responsible. [31784]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 7 June 1996]: The majority of collection centres referred to in the answer of 22 May have not yet been observed operating in 137W accordance with Council directive 64/432/EEC. This is because many of them were approved following the European Commission decision banning exports of bovine animals from the United Kingdom. All of the approved collection centres were inspected by Ministry staff prior to approval to ensure they met the standards for approval.
It is our policy not to provide the names of the official veterinarians responsible for supervising approved collection centres. The withholding of such information is provided for under category 4, paragraph (g) of the exemptions in the code of practice on access to Government information.