Written question asked by John Whittingdale (Conservative) on Monday, 21 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 July 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 July 2004 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 additional requirements will be imposed on chicken farms by integrated pollution prevention and control requirements which are not covered by (a) an assured chicken production scheme and (b) best available techniques.

Answer: Mr. Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what additional requirements will be imposed on chicken farms by integrated pollution prevention and control requirements which are not covered by (a) an assured chicken production scheme and (b) best available techniques. [180374] Mr. Morley: The Environment Agency does not anticipate that there will be many chicken farms that will be required to go beyond the Assured Chicken Production scheme (ACP) and Best Available Techniques (BAT). Many of the BAT for the sector has been adopted by the ACP, but the latter does not embrace all of the former. Only where a significantly higher level of environmental protection is required would techniques which go beyond BAT be necessary. Furthermore, it would first have to be demonstrated that those techniques could achieve the required level of protection. Greater environmental protection might be necessary in the case of a farm which is located close to a Special Protected Area of a Special Area of Conservation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 180374; 423 c691W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Agriculture Integrated pollution control Poultry Pollution control Waste disposal
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk