HC Deb 21 February 2000 vol 344 cc746-7W
Mr. Davidson

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 25 January 2000,Official Report, column 180W, if he will list those countries to which British beef has been exported within the last three months and those countries which do not have an import ban on British beef. [108484]

Ms Quin

Information about the destination of British beef export is commercially confidential as long as there are only two establishments approved to export it. From information currently available, countries which do not have a ban on British beef include all EU member states other than France and Germany, and the following:

  • Ascension Island
  • Australia
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Brunei
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Ecuador
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji Islands
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • Iran
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mongolia
  • Montserrat
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Norway
  • Paraguay
  • Philippines
  • Seychelles
  • Solomon Islands
  • St. Helean
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • Tonga, Kingdom of Vanuatu
  • Zimbabwe.

Discussions are currently under-way with various other countries aimed at securing a lifting of their bans as soon as possible. Where it is unclear whether a ban exists, the position is being further investigated.