§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, and those of the Copenhagen Conference of EU Chief Medical Officers concerning the use of antibiotics in animal feed; and on what time scale. [63180]
§ Mr. RookerThe Government's response to the House of Lords Select Committee report will be published shortly. We support proposals by the European Commission to suspend the use of four antibiotic growth promoters, which would take effect on 1 July 1999.