§ 21. Mr. DevaTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals he has to add a protocol on animal welfare to the treaty of Rome; and what has been the response of animal welfare groups in the United Kingdom. [21625]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe White Paper "A Partnership of Nations" published on 12 March confirmed our intention to propose that a protocol be added to the treaty of Rome placing an obligation on the Council of Ministers to give full regard to considerations of animal welfare in the exercise of its powers on agriculture, transport, research and the single market.