HL Deb 10 May 2001 vol 625 c231WA
Lord Pearson of Rannoch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

To what extent they have been influenced by European Union law in their handling of the current foot and mouth outbreak; and by which specific directives and other instruments. [HL1877]

Baroness Hayman

The relevant EU legislation is Council Directive 95/511/EEC introducing Community measures for the control of foot and mouth disease (as amended); and Commission Decision 2001/172/EC concerning certain protection measures against foot and mouth disease in the UK (as amended); and Council Directive 89/622/EEC and 90/425/EEC concerning, respectively, veterinary checks in intra-Community trade in livestock products and live animals.

We also sought and obtained EU approval for our contingency plan for emergency vaccination in Cumbria and possibly Devon.