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Debate to take note of European Community Document 6627/97 relating to agricultural prices 1997/98

Debate to take note of European Community Document 6627/97 relating to agricultural prices 1997/98. Amendment negatived on division (136 to 357). Main Question agreed to on question.

Lead member

Lord Cunningham of Felling

Answering member

Viscount Hailsham

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

19 June 1997

Reference

296 c468-513

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Statement on the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 17th to 19th March.

Asked by

Piers Merchant (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

20 March 1997

Answered on

20 March 1997

Mr. Merchant: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Brussels on 17 to 19 March; and if he will make a statement. [21564] Mr. Douglas Hogg: I represented the United Kingdom for part of the Agriculture Council in Brussels on 17-19 March and for the remainder of the period the UK was represented by my noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and officials. The Council reached unanimous agreement on important proposals on cattle identification and beef labelling on a basis of article 43 of the treaty. The identification proposal requires the establishment of computerised systems for tracing cattle movements throughout their lives, improving cattle tagging, and a system of cattle passports similar to the one introduced in Great Britain last summer. Adoption of this proposal will facilitate the implementation of plans to develop a fully computerised database of cattle movements in Great Britain. The arrangements agreed on labelling provide for member states to decide whether or not to require the compulsory labelling of beef from the year 2000; and for the details of what information should be provided on labels under a compulsory system to be decided by the Council in the light of member states' experience between now and 1999. The labelling proposal as adopted met UK concerns to have a flexible, informative and less bureaucratic system than that originally put forward by the Commission, and this was secured in the final outcome. The Council also agreed unanimously a proposal from the Commission determining measures and compensation relating to appreciable currency revaluations affecting farm incomes. The United Kingdom had strongly opposed the original proposal on the grounds that it discriminated against United Kingdom farmers faced with significant revaluations of the agricultural conversion rate for sterling. As a result, the proposal was substantially modified in the course of negotiation and the discriminatory elements removed on terms which fully met United Kingdom requirements. On BSE, my noble Friend reported to the Council on progress in the United Kingdom on fulfilling the terms of the Florence agreement, and the recent submission to the Commission of a proposal for excluding meat from certified UK herds from the EU export ban. He urged the early submission of this proposal to the appropriate scientific committees, as provided for in the Florence agreement. The Council had a first discussion of the Commission's proposals on agricultural prices for 1997-98, which include a long-standing proposal to reduce arable aid and set-aside payments. The United Kingdom endorsed the Commission's intention to achieve budgetary savings, but regretted the absence of moves to reduce agricultural support prices generally, or of proposals for the early reform of sectors such as milk, beef and cereals. In a third structured dialogue with the countries of central and eastern Europe, the Council considered with those countries how to assist in the implementations of the EU's veterinary and phytosanitary regulations. There was agreement on the need for a better exchange of information on EU policy and legislation in this area, and for help from the PHARE programme to establish the required control and inspection facilities. The Council discussed, at the request of France, the need for changes in the operation of the early marketing scheme for veal and the calf processing scheme. It was agreed that the beef management committee would address these issues as a matter of urgency on 21 March, and would consider inter alia a possible reduction in the rate of calf processing premium in response to a long-standing UK request. The Council agreed some changes to the mandate of the European Commission in its negotiations with the USA on a veterinary equivalence agreement; and adopted by qualified majority--Spain, Portugal and Italy voting against--a proposal to open a malting barley quota for the USA in order to fulfil the EU's obligations under the World Trade Organisation. The United Kingdom raised in the Council the need for an urgent report and proposals from the Commission on the welfare of battery hens, on which the Commissioner promised early action. The UK also backed a German request for the rapid submission to the Council of proposals on the transport of animals.

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21564; 292 c722-3W;292 c723-5W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

What (a) financial and (b) other assistance is available to farm businesses whose supply of point of lay pullets is halted by measures taken to contain Newcastle disease.

Asked by

Gavin Strang (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1997

Reference

21145; 292 c730-1W;292 c731-2W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

What action is being taken to (a) eradicate Newcastle's disease and (b) prevent any further outbreaks.

Asked by

Gavin Strang (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20054; 292 c370W;292 c369W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

How many premises have been affected by the recent outbreak of Newcastle's disease. - Includes figure.

Asked by

Gavin Strang (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20052; 292 c369W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

When he last met representatives of the poultry and egg production sectors to discuss the Government's response to the recent outbreak of Newcastle's disease.

Asked by

Gavin Strang (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20051; 292 c369W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

What estimates he has made of the cost of measures to control the outbreak of Newcastle's disease to (a) the Government and (b) industry. - Includes figure.

Asked by

Gavin Strang (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20053; 292 c370W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

What assessment he has made of the implications of the recent outbreak of Newcastle's disease for (a) public health and (b) consumer protection.

Asked by

Gavin Strang (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 1997

Reference

20055; 292 c370W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

(Pursuant to reply at 291 c746W) If he will list the methods of disposal that are (a) permitted and (b) currently in operation for (i) specified bovine material and (ii) non-specified bovine material from cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, including the condensate and washwater produced from rendering of such material.

Asked by

Gavin Strang (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 March 1997

Reference

18696; 292 c54-5W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

If he will list the methods of disposal that are (a) permitted and (b) currently in operation for (i) specified bovine material and (ii) non-specified bovine material from cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, including the condensate and washwater produced from rendering of such material. - Inc figs. (Further information at...

Asked by

Gavin Strang (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 1997

Reference

18696; 291 c746W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

What is his estimate of the number of carcasses of cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy that was buried in each site for each year from 1986. - Inc figs and fact that a complete record could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Asked by

Gavin Strang (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 1997

Reference

18697; 291 c746W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

When he now forecasts, on the basis of existing policies, the last new case of BSE in Britain to occur. -

Asked by

Jim Cousins (Labour)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 1997

Reference

291 c1010; 17550

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Answered by

Viscount Hailsham (Conservative)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

6 March 1997

Reference

291 c1010

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Answered by

Viscount Hailsham (Conservative)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

6 March 1997

Reference

291 c1010

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Statement on when he intends to submit proposals for a United Kingdom Certified Herds Scheme to the European Commission. - Inc fact that papers in the Library as Dep/3 4680.

Asked by

Douglas French (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 1997

Reference

17888; 291 c190W

House

House of Commons

Government handling of BSE crisis

Government handling of BSE crisis. Fifth opposition day debate. Motion negatived on division (307 to 320).

Lead member

Gavin Strang

Answering member

Viscount Hailsham

Type

Opposition days

Date

17 February 1997

Reference

290 c622-718

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Answered by

Viscount Hailsham (Conservative)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

6 February 1997

Reference

289 c1134;289 c1132

House

House of Commons

Selective Cull (Enforcement of Community Compensation Conditions) Regulations 1996;Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Compensation Order 1996

Selective Cull (Enforcement of Community Compensation Conditions) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/3186) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Compensation Order 1996 (SI 1996/3184). Debate on motion to annul. Negatived on question.

Lead member

Gavin Strang

Answering member

Viscount Hailsham

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

21 January 1997

Reference

288 c842-64

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

(Pursuant to reply at 287 c574W) Statement about bovine spongiform encephalopathy. - Inc figs and fact that a further report on bovine spongiform encephalopathy was placed in Lib today.

Asked by

John Townend (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 1997

Reference

10143; 288 c155-6W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Statement about bovine spongiform encephalopathy. - Inc figs and fact that a further report on bovine spongiform encephalopathy was placed in Lib today. (Further information at 288 c155-6W)

Asked by

John Townend (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 1996

Reference

10143; 287 c574W;287 c574-5W

House

House of Commons

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