§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to restore UK exports of those food products that contain processed 227W meat and dairy ingredients which conform to the requirements laid down by Decision 2001/172/EC to EU applicant countries. [160401]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 8 May 2001]: I wrote on 27 April to the Ambassadors of all those EU applicant countries which have imposed import restrictions on UK products going beyond the requirements laid down in Commission Decision 2001/172/EC, urging their governments to reconsider their positions.