HL Deb 24 July 2000 vol 616 cc1-2WA
Lord Lucas

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have been provided with any samples by the United States Department of Agriculture from the recent sheep Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy outbreak in Vermont; and, if not, whether they expect to receive any such samples. [HL3428]

Baroness Hayman

The United States Department of Agriculture has not yet approached Her Majesty's Government to ask if they will receive samples from the recent sheep TSE outbreak in Vermont to assist with the investigation. However, Her Majesty's Government would respond positively if such an approach was made.