§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what discussions his Department has had with(a) the Ministry of 383W Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (b) the Department of Health and (c) the Cabinet Office since the discovery of the possible contamination of the Advanta Seed crop. [123921]
§ Mr. Meacher[holding answer 5 June 2000]Officials and Ministers across Government have been in continuous contact since we were notified of the possible contamination of Advanta Seed crop. A joint memorandum prepared by DETR and MAFF was submitted to the Agriculture Committee on 12 July and a copy has been placed in the House Library. This gives full details about the events leading up to Government's announcement about the Advanta seeds issue on 17 May.