HC Deb 22 October 2001 vol 373 c6W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the impact of foot and mouth disease on the supply of Christmas gift boxes to Romanian orphanages. [8335]

Hilary Benn

Romanian import regulations are becoming more restrictive, made more so by a Government decision earlier this year. Restrictions are not limited to the import of foodstuffs but also, among other things, the import of clothing and toys. The British Embassy in Bucharest are aware of this issue and are taking it up with the Romanian authorities.

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