Written question asked by Tim Yeo (Conservative) on Friday, 3 December 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 December 1999. It was answered by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 December 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish the recent reports he has received about welfare standards in the Dutch pig industry; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 7 December 1999).

Answer: Mr. Yeo: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the recent reports he has received about welfare standards in the Dutch pig industry; and if he will make a statement. [101699] Mr. Nick Brown: [holding answer 7 December 1999]: I am aware both of a survey report on the website of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture about compliance levels with Dutch pig welfare rules and of a booklet setting out new Dutch welfare rules for pigs. Publication of both the booklet and the material on the website is a matter for the Dutch authorities. I have not formally been sent copies of these documents but both the Prime Minister and I have received letters from the Dutch Meat Board about their pork quality assurance scheme.

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