Written question asked by Oliver Letwin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 March 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 March 1999. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 March 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 allow abattoirs to operate under the rules of the Date Based Export Scheme for part of each week whilst operating normally on other days. - Inc ref to European Commission Decision 98/692/EC. (Holding answer 22 March 1999).

Answer: Mr. Letwin: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will allow abattoirs to operate under the rules of the Date Based Export Scheme for part of each week whilst operating normally on other days. [78022] Mr. Rooker: [holding answer 22 March 1999]: European Commission Decision 98/692/EC, which governs the Data-based Export Scheme (DBES), requires that the only cattle DBES abattoirs may slaughter are those that are eligible for the scheme. However, DBES abattoirs may slaughter sheep and pigs, to which the DBES controls would not apply.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 328 c219-20W; 78022
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Exports Livestock Slaughterhouses Beef Export certified herds scheme