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Whether they have yet received the results of the nationwide serological survey of all Chilean poultry flocks of the presence of low pathogenic avian influenza; and, if so, what is the outcome; and whether, should there be a positive identification of avian influenza virus following the nationwide survey of Chilean...

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 November 2002

Reference

640 c113WA; HL 6246

House

House of Lords

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what opinions the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment has received from the Advisory Committee on Feedingstuffs (ACAF) on the dossier of evidence presented by Aventis in support of its application for marketing consent for the T25...

Asked by

Joan Ruddock (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 July 2001

For answer on

6 November 2002

Answered on

6 November 2002

Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what opinions the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment has received from the Advisory Committee on Feedingstuffs (ACAF) on the dossier of evidence presented by Aventis in support of its application for marketing consent for T25 GM maize, with particular reference to their opinion on the chicken feeding study; and if she will place a copy of ACAF's opinion in respect of (a) the whole dossier and (b) the chicken feeding study in the Library. [4932] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 19 July 2002]: At the request of the department, The Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) has, since November 2000, been considering the criticisms of the safety of Aventis' (formerly AgrEvo and now Bayer Cropscience) GM maize, T25, which has been raised at the hearing into the addition of CHARDON LL (a variety of T25) to the national list of seeds. ACRE subsequently requested advice from ACAF on the animal feed aspects of the criticisms. AgrEvo applied in 1995 through the French authorities for approval under EU directive 90/220 to place its GM T25 maize on the European market for cultivation and use as animal feed. In June 1995 France circulated the dossier to the other member states with the recommendation that T25 maize be given approval. After due consideration European Union member states approved the marketing of T25 maize in 1998. As part of this process ACRE considered the French opinion and dossier supporting the application and gave its advice to the government in June 1996. This was prior to the formation of ACAF. The chicken feeding study was not part of the original dossier submitted in 1996 and so was not considered by ACRE. A summary of the study was circulated by the French in 1997 as supplementary information on the nutritional qualities of the maize. The French authorities were of the view that the study did not add any significant new information to the dossier. Officials in MAFF considered the study, but as it was a nutritional rather than a safety study, it was not sent to ACRE. In reconsidering aspects of the T25 maize dossier ACRE has asked ACAF to look at the available data and advise on the substance of the criticisms raised at the CHARDONLL hearing in relation to animal feed and in particular the mortality rate in the chicken study. The growth rates in the two groups were broadly equivalent, but of the 140 fed T25 maize grain, 10 chicks (7 per cent.) died, whereas only 5 of the 140 (3.5 per cent.) died in the control group. In this type of experiment up to 8 per cent. would be expected to die. So the mortality rate is within the expected range. The question raised in the CHARDONLL is whether this is of concern and worthy of further investigation. A copy of the letter of 5 September 2001 from ACAF to ACRE setting out the committee's views on the whole dossier and the chicken feeding study has been placed in the Library. A copy is also on the public register held by my Department in Ashdown House In summary, ACAF is satisfied that, on the basis of the information presented by AgroEvo, there is nothing to indicate that T25 maize grain or its products pose any more risk to animals or humans than non-GM maize varieties if used in animal feed. I have asked ACAF for their reasons for this conclusion. However, ACAF advised ACRE that the data in the dossier are not sufficient to conclude at this stage, that T25 silage (rather than grain) is substantially equivalent to other maize varieties. Although it is unlikely that T25 maize silage is unsafe to feed to animals, its equivalence should be confirmed. The UK regulatory authority has subsequently written to Aventis to request further data on the composition of T25 silage. ACRE has given preliminary advice that nothing has been raised that warrants taking immediate action under the directive to withdraw T25 maize from the market. ACRE will shortly be issuing its advice on concerns raised during the CHARDON LL hearing, including criticisms of the chicken feeding study. This advice will also include ACRE's response to points raised at its T25 maize open hearing held in February 2002. At their hearing the Committee, in conjunction with ACAF, invited a number of witnesses and experts including Dr. Kestin and Dr. Knowles. Guided by the evidence taken at this meeting, any subsequent comments on the evidence from the public and the background information that is already available, ACRE will advise Ministers further on the validity of the T25 risk assessment.

Date

6 November 2002

Reference

4932; 392 c356-8W;392 c375-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time taken to test a consignment of imported poultry meat for the presence of nitrofurans has been in the last year for which figures are available. - Including figures.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 November 2002

Reference

77825; 392 c249W;392 c261W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the results of her Department's detailed assessment of the competition implications of the proposed ban on enriched laying cages; when she intends to make a decision on the future of enriched laying cages.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 October 2002

Reference

391 c906W;391 c924W; 77362;77363

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential change in employment in England as a result of a ban on the enriched laying cage.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 October 2002

Reference

77361; 391 c913W;391 c923-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy to take decisions concerning the future of enriched cages at EU level.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 October 2002

Reference

77360; 391 c913W;391 c923W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessments she has made of the appropriateness of using growth promoters in livestock and poultry.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 October 2002

Reference

391 c910W;391 c920W; 77624

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement about the animal welfare standards in (a) pig and (b) poultry farms. - Includes ref to Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2000.

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 October 2002

Reference

76959; 391 c813W;391 c809W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representation she has received from egg packers and their trading associations regarding the impact the absence of contracts between egg packers and supermarkets is having on the security of the egg industry for themselves and the producers.

Asked by

Huw Edwards (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 October 2002

Reference

77775; 391 c817W;391 c814W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the scientific research which informed her decision to hold a full public consultation into the future of the enriched egg laying cage.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 October 2002

Reference

391 c174W; 73113

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will undertake not to make a decision on the future of enriched egg laying cages until after the results of her Department's funded research have been published.

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 October 2002

Reference

391 c174W; 73121

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role small free range poultry units can play in reviving the agricultural sector; and if she will make a statement. - (Holding answer 24 July 2002).

Asked by

Anthony Steen (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 October 2002

Reference

391 c174-5W; 72518

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will issue planning guidance to local authorities concerning the erection of mobile and static free-range poultry units. - Including ref to Annex C of Planning Policy Guidance Note 7, The Countryside.

Asked by

Anthony Steen (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 October 2002

Reference

391 c61W; 72376

House

House of Commons

Hunt of Kings Heath, Lord

What action they are taking in response to reports of frozen chickens adulterated with beef protein powder being imported from the Netherlands. [HL 5197].

Asked by

Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 September 2002

Reference

638 c218WA; HL 5197

House

House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

Lords Statement on When the public consultation on the possible ban on enriched cages in England will begin. [HL 5478]. - The public consultation will start on 24 July and last for three months.

Asked by

Lord Gavron (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 July 2002

Reference

638 c91WA; HL 5478

House

House of Lords

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what checks are made for the presence of nitrofurans and chorophenecol in chicken imported into the United Kingdom (a) directly from non-EU countries and (b) from a third country via another EU member state.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 June 2002

For answer on

24 July 2002

Answered on

24 July 2002

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what checks are made for the presence of nitrofurans and chloramphenicol in chicken imported into the United Kingdom (a) directly from non-EU countries and (b) from a third country via another EU member state. [64117] Ms Blears: I have been asked to reply. Chloramphenicol and nitrofurans are veterinary medicines no longer permitted in the European Union for use in food producing animals and therefore residues of these chemicals should not be present in food. Imports of products of animal origin for human consumption such as poultry meat to the United Kingdom from third countries are subject to harmonised EU import controls and must enter the EU through designated border inspection posts (BIP). Where the official veterinary surgeons at the BIPs have reason to suspect that poultry meat being imported to the UK direct from a third country may be contaminated with chloramphenicol or nitrofurans, they may take samples of the product for testing. Imports of poultry meat from third countries to other EU member states must enter the EU through designated BIP where they may be subject to checks for chloramphenicol and nitrofurans. Once a food product is in free circulation within the EU it is not subject to routine checks at points of entry to the UK under EU single market requirements. In response to concerns that poultry meat from South East Asia may be contaminated by illegal residues of veterinary medicines, the Food Standards Agency initiated a retail survey. As a consequence of the publication of these results and others from the Netherlands, an EU Commission Decision has recently required sampling and testing of poultry meat coming from Thailand. This requirement to sample and test applies to all EU member states. The veterinary medicines directorate also undertakes testing of imported poultry meat as part of its non-statutory surveillance programme. In 2001, 50 samples of raw chicken were tested for the presence of chloramphenicol. No residues above the reporting limit were detected.

Date

24 July 2002

Reference

389 c1157-8W;389 c1155-6W; 64117

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received concerning planning applications for the erection of mobile and static free range poultry units.

Asked by

Anthony Steen (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 July 2002

Reference

389 c1156W;389 c1154W; 72519

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Statement on when the public consultation on a possible ban on enriched cages in England will begin. - The public consultation will start on 24 July and last for three months.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 2002

Reference

389 c915W; 72959

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to the EU in respect of the Doha Development Agenda negotiations in order to prevent loss of competitiveness in the UK egg industry from (a) increased domestic regulatory costs and (b) reducing barriers...

Asked by

Richard Page (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 2002

Reference

70335; 389 c919-20W;389 c920-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to make compensation available to egg producers in respect of the capital cost of converting from egg production in cage systems to egg production in non-cage systems.

Asked by

Richard Page (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 July 2002

Reference

389 c486W; 70334

House

House of Commons

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