BSE and CJD (Hansard, 29 October 1996)

HC Deb 29 October 1996 vol 284 c72W 72W

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Prime Minister if he will establish an independent judicial inquiry into bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. [842]

§ The Prime Minister
The Government receive independent expert scientific advice on BSE and CJD from the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee. Issues to do with BSE and CJD have recently been examined in detail by the Agriculture and Health Select Committees. I see no need for a judicial inquiry on this issue.