HC Deb 14 October 1996 vol 282 cc798-9W
Dr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list all legislation covering the storage of meat and bone meal made from cattle slaughtered under the 30-months scheme. [39120]

Mrs. Browning

[holding reply sent on 24 July 1996]: The storage of meat and bone meal after it leaves rendering plants is covered by the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 (SI 1991 No. 2839), the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 as amended (SI 1994 No. 1056 and 1996/1279) and the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1996 (SI 1996 No. 2007).

Dr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) for how long he estimates meat and bone meal made from cattle slaughtered under the 30-months scheme will be stored in each of the facilities currently in use for this purpose in the United Kingdom; [39122]

(2) for how long he estimates meat and bone meal made from cattle slaughtered under the 30-months scheme will be stored at Woodbury Salterton in Devon. [39121]

Mr. Boswell

[holding answer 24 July 1996]: The Government are exploring all practicable options for the disposal of meat and bone meal derived from cattle slaughtered under the over 30-month scheme, including

Total agricultural area (hectares) Area by ALC grade (hectares)2
Year1 1 2 3a 3b 33 4 5
No MAFF objection
1988 16,762 634 1,642 4,052 6,882 2,356 1,135 61
1989 21,256 782 2,553 4,612 5,647 497 7,051 114
1990 30,360 171 4,409 4,464 7,628 11,061 2,207 420
1991 24,886 348 3,360 3,724 6,391 9,192 1,738 133
1992 13,472 63 1,030 2,042 5,628 3,338 1,222 149
1993 9,562 59 663 2,077 4,072 1,782 878 31
1994 9,966 64 674 2,305 4,832 1,244 385 462
1995 10,671 92 1,168 2,609 5,363 608 646 185
MAFF objection
1988 2,268 110 177 671 1,203 0 34 73
1989 1,266 82 326 459 265 0 132 2
1990 1,231 96 388 474 272 0 1 0
1991 1,398 155 451 560 158 48 26 0
1992 2,141 16 694 844 550 24 12 1
1993 1,962 74 502 841 413 105 27 0
1994 1,694 85 435 772 334 16 48 4
1995 1,835 78 399 675 445 177 60 1
1 Records for 1988 to 1992 do not distinguish the stage at which MAFF was consulted: data may therefore be recorded more than once.
2 A development proposal referred to MAFF may include land of grades other than 1, 2 and 3a.
3 Not defined between grades 3a and 3b.