§ Mrs. BallardTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what advice his Department gives farmers on the disposal of sheep dip, with particular reference to that containing organophosphates. [38341]
§ Mr. RookerAdvice is given in theCode of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Water and the "Sheep Dipping" leaflet, AS29, copies of both of which are in the Library of the House.
§ Mrs. BallardTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in which other EU countries dipping sheep for the treatment or prevention of scab is compulsory. [37844]
§ Mr. RookerThe information available to the Department is that no other EU member state makes it compulsory to dip sheep for the prevention of scab. It is understood that some Member States require infested sheep to be treated but not necessarily by dipping.
§ Mrs. BallardTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when(a) Australia, (b) New Zealand and (c) the United States made the dipping of sheep for the prevention of scab compulsory. [37845]
§ Mr. RookerIt is understood that there is no sheep scab in Australia, New Zealand or the United States and consequently no need for compulsory treatment, whether or not by dipping.