§ Mr. David HeathTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the risk of import of Kashmir Bee virus through infected bee packages from New Zealand. [64250]
§ Mr. RookerThe Central Science Laboratory's National Bee Unit is currently conducting a risk assessment exercise relating to the import of bees and specifically to the risk of introducing Kashmir Bee virus from New Zealand.
A decision on whether to allow the import of bee packages will not be taken until the results of this assessment are available.