§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will place in the Library copies of the animal health circulars issued by him on the requirements for local veterinary inspection supervision of approved EU collection centres and certification of animals at such collection centres. [12401]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 24 January 1997]: Guidance on the requirements for supervision of collection centres and procedures for certification at collection centres has, to date, been provided on a case-by-case basis. A written instruction is in the course of being completed. To protect the Minister's operational procedures, and to limit the scope for controls to be circumvented, the instruction will not be placed in the Library. Paragraph 7 of section II of the code of practice on access to government information provides for the non-disclosure of such information.