Written question asked by Peter Ainsworth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 November 2001. It was answered by Baroness Beckett (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 November 2001 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish all correspondence (a) between her Department and (i) the Institute of Animal Health, (ii) the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, (iii) the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, (iv) the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee, (v) the Food Standards Agency and (vi) the Department of Health, and (b) beween those agencies which are the responsibility of her Department, regarding tests to establish whether BSE was present in sheep in the early 1990s. - The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. (Holding answer 26 October 2001).

Answer: Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish all correspondence (a) between her Department and (i) the Institute of Animal Health, (ii) the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, (iii) the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, (iv) the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee, (v) the Food Standards Agency and (vi) the Department of Health, and (b) between those agencies which are the responsibility of her Department, regarding tests to establish whether BSE was present in sheep in the early 1990s. [10594] Margaret Beckett: [holding answer 26 October 2001]: The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 10594; 375 c194W;375 c199W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Disclosure of information Correspondence Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Food Standards Agency Research Sheep BSE Department of Health Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee Institute for Animal Health Government Chemist Veterinary Laboratories Agency
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