§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider that the Animal By-Products Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/646) correctly transposed Article 15 of Council Directive 144WA 80/217/EEC on the consigning of swill from premises approved for the processing and feeding of swill to other holdings. [HL1939]
§ Lord WhittyYes. Council Directive 80/217 permitted the treatment of swill in specialised establishments under official control and provided that such swill could be consigned from those establishments to approved premises. The directive says "Member States may authorise the treatment of swill in specialised establishments equipped for the purpose, on which there are no animals and which are under official control. In this case, by way of a derogation from paragraph 2, the swill may, after heat-treatment, also be used for the feeding of pigs other than fattened pigs, provided that its distribution and use are controlled so as to avoid any risk of the swine fever virus spreading".
Our legislation fully implemented the provisions of the Council directive. The consigning of properly processed swill from approved premises to approved swill feeders was at that time a legitimate activity and was permitted under the directive.