HL Deb 12 January 1999 vol 596 c68WA
Lord Howie of Troon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What progress has been made on destroying tallow stocks from cattle slaughtered and rendered under the Over Thirty Months Scheme. [HL380]

Lord Carter

At the end of November 1998, stocks of OTMS tallow stood at 185,000 tonnes. Over 53,000 tonnes of tallow have been sold to renderers to burn as a fuel to power the rendering process. The Intervention Board has commissioned a leading firm of environmental engineers to report early in the new year on the opportunities for the large scale destruction of OTMS tallow in accordance with the requirements of Commission Regulation 716/96. The board's aim is to conclude early supply contracts which take full account of the need to protect human and environmental health and yield the best return for the taxpayer.

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