§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her answer of 16 November 2001,Official Report, column 972W, how many representations she has received (a) from stakeholders on the Animal Health Bill between its publication and 20 November and (b) on the Government's National Scrapie Plan between July 2000 and 20 November 2001. [17302]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 23 November 2001]: The Department had received approximately 10 written representations relating to the Animal Health Bill from stakeholders as at 20 November. This figure includes correspondence from both private individuals and organisations, and correspondence from MPs.
In addition I have held a number of meetings with stakeholders to discuss the Bill.
One hundred submissions were received from stakeholders in response to the original proposals on the National Scrapie Plan (NSP) published for consultation between 28 July and 31 October 2000. Thirty-one submissions were received in response to proposals to extend the NSP (and on issues relating to scrapie reporting) published for consultation between 9 October and 1 November 2001.