HC Deb 20 November 1996 vol 285 c580W
15. Mrs Ray Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made towards lifting the ban on the export of beef cattle from Scotland. [3473]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Good progress is being made towards fulfilling the Florence pre-conditions, including elimination of the backlog under the over-30-months scheme in Scotland where some 140,000 animals have been slaughtered.