Written question asked by Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 15 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 July 2019. It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Sheep: Transmissible Encephalopathies
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the identification of the age of ovine animals other than by the eruption of the permanent incisor under the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (2018).
- Answer
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The Government is preparing to consult on amendments to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations (2018) in line with changes to EU rules, which would permit the introduction of an optional method of ageing of sheep alternative to dentition.
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- 2017-19
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- Sheep Transmissible encephalopathies
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