Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Monday, 19 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 June 2003. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 June 2003 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, whether her Department is carrying out a welfare study of the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sactuary; whether the study carried out by the State Veterinary Service involved checking post mortem records of all deer carcasses found on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; on what date she was given the State Veterinery Service Report on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; who commissioned the Report; and what criteria investigation were given to the State Veterinary Service to determine the health of the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; how long representatives of the State Veterinary Service spent at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; and whether the State Veterinary Service carried out a detailed health assessment on the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; what samples were taken and whether post mortem examinations were carried out on deer by the State Veterinary Service on the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary.

Answer: Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether her Department is carrying out a welfare study of the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; [115254] (2) whether the study carried out by the State Veterinary Service involved checking post mortem records of all deer carcasses found on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; [115256] (3) on what date she was given the State Veterinary Service Report on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; who commissioned the Report; and what criteria of investigation were given to the State Veterinary Service to determine the health of the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; [115252] (4) how long representatives of the State Veterinary Service spent at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; and whether the State Veterinary Service carried out a detailed health assessment on the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary; [115255] (5) what samples were taken and whether post mortem examinations were carried out by the State Veterinary Service on the deer at the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary. [115257] Mr. Morley: The Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary was inspected by officials of the State Veterinary Service on 1 April 2003. The detailed findings of the inspection are confidential to the managers of the Sanctuary.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 406 c409-10W;406 c410W; 115254;115256;115252;115255;115257
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Animal welfare Deer Inspections Disease control Post-mortems Standards State Veterinary Service Exmoor
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk