§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the visits and meetings so far(a) undertaken and (b) arranged by the Lessons Learned Inquiry into Foot and Mouth. [38834]
§ Margaret Beckett[holding answer 28 February 2002]: I understand that the Chairman of the Lessons Learned Inquiry and members of his Secretariat visited the South West of England on 23–24 January, Wales on 6–7 February, Scotland on 14–15 February and the Netherlands on 25–26 February. Members of the Inquiry Secretariat visited Anglesey on 20 February. The Inquiry is planning visits to the North East and North West of England and Yorkshire in the next few weeks.
§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if it was a condition, accepted by Dr. Anderson on his appointment as Chairman of the Foot and Mouth Lessons Learned Inquiry, that interviews conducted with Ministers or senior officials would not be published in verbatim form. [38832]
§ Margaret Beckett[holding answer 28 February 2002]: No.
§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will request that evidence submitted to the "Lessons Learned Inquiry" into Foot and Mouth is published as and when it is received, provided that those submitting evidence are content for this to happen. [38833]
§ Margaret Beckett[holding answer 28 February 2002]: This is a matter for the Chairman of the Lessons Learned Inquiry.