§ Sir Peter EmeryTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will publish his Government's policy for rural areas. [36029]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Government have made very clear their commitment to opportunity, fairness and prosperity for all, whether they live in country or city. Our policies
Member state Date Effect of legislation Austria December 1990 Feeding to ruminants of MBM, meat, bone, blood, liver and similar meals banned Denmark 1990 Ban on ruminant derived feed being fed to ruminants Finland 1990 Feeding of imported animal protein banned France 1990 MBM banned from bovine feed Italy November 1989 Ban on import of ruminant MBM from UK and Republic of Ireland Netherlands August 1989 Ban on feeding ruminant MBM, meat meal, bonemeal and blood to ruminants 1994 Ban extended to cover mammalian MBM fed to ruminants Republic of Ireland August 1990 Ban on feeding ruminants with protein derived from ruminants Sweden December 1990 Meat and bone products from ruminants banned from ruminant feed December 1993 Ban extended to all products from ruminants except fats, milk and milk products We believe that Belgium, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain had no national measures in places prior to the introduction of EU-wide measures.
We are not aware of any rules prohibiting the feeding of mammalian protein to non-ruminant livestock except for those in place in the UK.
§ Mr. GillTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what tonnage of meat and bone meal was used in animal rations in each of the five years preceding its prohibition. [36691]
§ Mr. RookerThe tonnages of meat and bone meal used by the Great Britain animal feed compound industry in the years preceding its prohibition were:
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Year Thousand tonnes 1991 Not readily available 1992 212 1993 211 1994 212 1995 209 are working to that end and will continue to do so. Our manifesto pledged to recognise the special needs of rural areas and we will continue to ensure that our policies take account of the rural dimension, where appropriate.