HL Deb 19 April 2000 vol 612 c101WA
Lord Lucas

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any one official or department has an overall co-ordinating role for BSE/new-variant CJD; which official or department that is; and what their co-ordinating role is. [HL1929]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Hayman)

No, but the departments involved work closely together on these matters.