HC Deb 17 June 1996 vol 279 c359W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which areas of his Department's property are being used to(a) store and (b) dispose of cattle as part of the Government's BSE eradication programme; how much his Department is receiving for the use of this property; how many cattle have been destroyed on his Department's property; when this practice first began; and if he will make a statement. [32695]

Mr. Soames

RAF Quedgeley is being used for the storage of rendered meat and bone meal as part of the BSE eradication programme. Use of this site started on 20 May 1996. However, deliveries have now ceased. In accordance with our normal policy, the rental paid for use of this site is commercially confidential. No cattle have been or will be stored, disposed of or destroyed on my Department's property as part of the BSE eradication programme.