Written question asked by Diana Organ (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 April 2003. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Thursday, 10 April 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, what funds she has made available to the livestock industry to assist with costs incurred as a result of the implementation of the EU Animal By-Products Registration. - Includes fact that no funds have been made.

Answer: Diana Organ: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funds she has made available to the livestock industry to assist with costs incurred as a result of the implementation of the EU Animal By-Products Registration. [107594] Mr. Morley: No funds have been made to the livestock industry to help them meet the costs of complying with the EU Animal By-Products Regulation. However, Government is willing to contribute to the establishment of a national fallen stock collection scheme provided that part of the costs are met by farmers themselves. We plan to write to livestock farmers shortly to invite expressions of interest in a voluntary subscription scheme to meet farmers' contribution to the costs.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 107594; 403 c360W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Finance EU law Disease control Farmers Livestock Regulation Waste disposal National fallen stock collection and disposal scheme
Contains statistics: Yes
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