HL Deb 04 November 1999 vol 606 c102WA
Lord Hardy of Wath

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will request appropriate officials within the European Union to conduct examinations to ensure that the numbers of BSE cases in member states have been accurately reported. [HL4422]

Baroness Hayman

Member states are obliged to notify cases of BSE to other member states and to the Commission. The Commission has power to undertake inspections in member states if it considers it to be necessary. We have no evidence of underreporting in other member states which we could provide to the Commission to justify a demand for additional inspections.