§ Mr. SalterTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make available the latest progress report prepared by her Department on bovine spongiform encephalopathy. [49671]
§ Mr. MorleyA further Progress Report on BSE in Great Britain was placed in the Library of the House today.
The report outlines the measures which have been taken to protect public health since June 2001 and includes the latest EU requirements for testing and surveillance.
There is also a section on the protection of animal health which covers controls on animal feed.
581WThe epidemiology section shows that the epidemic of BSE in Great Britain continues to decline.
The report is also published on the DEFRA website: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/bse/index.html.