§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when Ministers or officials wrote to the appropriate authorities in the European Commission seeking confirmation that proposals to proceed with UK legislation on animal quarantine reform based on the outcome of the Kennedy report(a) are compatible with single market requirements and (b) will not be opposed by the Commission. [76663]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 15 March 1999]We have kept the Commission closely informed about the Kennedy Report at meetings and through correspondence. If it became necessary to write along the lines suggested by the hon. Gentleman, we would do so.