§ Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknishasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have studied the evidence from France and Chile of a link between fish farming and the spread of amnesiac shellfish poisoning in shellfish. [HL2855]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)We are not aware of any evidence that links fish farming and the spread of amnesiac shellfish poison (ASP) or any other marine biotoxin. Having consulted the relevant United Kingdom experts on ASP, it has not been possible to find details of the evidence to which the noble Lord refers. If the noble Lord wishes to supply me with the evidence to which he refers, I will ask our experts to study it.