HL Deb 24 October 2001 vol 627 c135WA
Lord Hoyle

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In relation to foreign veterinarians who offered assistance during the foot and mouth outbreak, how many were refused because they did not have a current driving licence valid for use in the United Kingdom; and which countries they came from. [HL792]

Lord Whitty

This Government have no record of any foreign veterinarians who offered assistance during the foot and mouth outbreak having been refused because they did not have a current driving licence valid for use in the UK.