§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the evidence to date of maternal transmission of BSE. [70177]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 9 February 1999]: SEAC's conclusions on maternal transmission were given in its statement of 16 April 1997. This information was published in MAFF News Release 108/97 on 18 April 1997, which can be accessed on the MAFF website at—http://www.maff.gov.uk/maffhome.htm. The News Release is also available to all Members in the Library of the House.
There is no new evidence which calls these conclusions into question.