§ Lord Juddasked Her Majesty's Government:
What will be the consequences for the eradication of poverty in the Third World of the vetoes so far exercised by the Government in the context of the BSE crisis in the European Union.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)It is of course too soon to tell what will be the consequences of the vetoes exercised by the Government in this context. We would in any case anticipate that the measures vetoed would be adopted as soon as we have agreement on a framework for the lifting of the beef export ban.