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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress officials in her Department have made since 11th December 2004 on reviewing arrangements for enforcing the deadline for birth notifications of cattle.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 April 2005

Reference

432 c1645W;432 c1641W; 224959

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which countries are refusing to allow British beef to be imported; and for what reasons.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 February 2005

For answer on

5 April 2005

Answered on

5 April 2005

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which countries are refusing to allow British beef to be imported; and for what reasons. [216567] Mr. Bradshaw: Following is a list of 84 countries which we understand still impose a ban on the import of British beef. The situation in a further 27 countries has still to be confirmed. In addition there is continuing dialogue between the EU and Egypt on recently revised Egyptian import conditions. The reasons cited for the bans are animal and public health related. However, we consider that these bans are not justified in the light of science and the BSE controls applied in the UK. Currently, beef exports can only take place under the stringent conditions of the Date-based Export Scheme, which complies fully with EU and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) rules and guidance. We are currently working with the European Commission for recognition that, like most other EU member states, the UK is now a moderate (rather than high) risk country according to current OIE rules. We are also working with the Commission with a view to lifting the ban on the export of beef from UK cattle born after July 1996 as soon as possible after the over-30- month rule is replaced by testing and these cattle can be sold for human consumption in the UK. Bans: Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belarus Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo (Democratic Republic of) Congo Brazzaville Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Dominican republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Gabon Grenada Guatemala Guyana India Indonesia Japan Jordan Kenya Korea (South) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Libya Macau Malaysia Mexico Monaco Montserrat Morocco Nicaragua Nigeria Oman Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Qatar Rwanda Samoa Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa Sri Lanka Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Togo Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates USA Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia To be confirmed: Afghanistan Benin British Virgin Islands Cape Verde Comoros Eritrea French Polynesia Georgia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Iraq Jamaica Liberia Maldives Mali Mauritania Mayotte Moldova Niger Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Somalia South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands St. Helena Dependencies Yugoslavia

Date

5 April 2005

Reference

432 c1363-6W;432 c1359-62W; 216567

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many confirmed cases of BSE were recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

Asked by

David Burnside (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 March 2005

For answer on

4 April 2005

Answered on

4 April 2005

David Burnside: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many confirmed cases of BSE were recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [226960] Mr. Pearson: The number of confirmed cases of BSE recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years is detailed in the following table. The table provides a breakdown of the number of cases identified through normal statutory reporting of BSE suspects (passive surveillance) and those cases identified as a result of the surveillance testing programmes (active surveillance) in operation in Northern Ireland. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Passive surveillance Active surveillance Number of BSE cases 2000 22 54 76 2001 29 40 69 2002 33 70 103 2003 11 51 62 2004 8 26 34 2005 (At 18 March 2005) 1 6 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1289W;432 c1286W; 226960

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 effect of changes in the over-30-month scheme on (a) demand for incineration capacity between March 2005 and March 2007 and (b) the cost of incineration of (i) beef, (ii) sheep and...

Asked by

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1084W; 223840

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the over 30 months scheme will end.

Asked by

Desmond Swayne (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 2005

Reference

432 c362W;432 c359W; 222652

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 discussions her Department has had with the Food Standards Agency on food safety.

Asked by

David S Borrow (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 2005

Reference

432 c390; 222443

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Alun Michael (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

17 March 2005

Reference

432 c390

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Alun Michael (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

17 March 2005

Reference

432 c390

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

1st supplementary on ensuring BSE contaminated meat does not enter the food chain.

Asked by

David S Borrow (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 2005

Reference

432 c390

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, from which countries known to be experiencing outbreaks of (a) foot and mouth disease, (b) avian influenza, (c) bovine spongiform encephalopathy and (d) bovine tuberculosis food may be imported; what safeguards are in place to protect UK consumers;...

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 February 2005

For answer on

10 March 2005

Answered on

10 March 2005

Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from which countries known to be experiencing outbreaks of (a) foot and mouth disease, (b) avian influenza, (c) bovine spongiform encephalopathy and (d) bovine tuberculosis food may be imported; what safeguards are in place to protect UK consumers; and if she will make a statement. [219023] Mr. Bradshaw: Defra does not hold a list of countries that are recorded as having endemic diseases such as foot and mouth disease (FMD), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and bovine tuberculosis (TB). The internationally recognised central source for official information on the distribution of animal diseases is the Office International des Epizooties (OIE). Also known as the World Organisation for Animal Health, the OIE is the world organisation responsible for the collection and dissemination of information on international animal health--it has a role analogous to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Information on countries with FMD, HPAI, BSE and TB can be found on their website, at the following address: http://www.oie.int/eng/en index.htm Community rules establish lists of countries from which food of animal origin can be imported. These lists are complex and can vary depending on the type of product eg fresh meat, cooked meat and milk. In addition to this, most food of animal origin has to be accompanied by appropriate animal and public health certification and has to come from approved establishments. Defra provides information on import requirements in the form of Trader Information Notes (TINs) which set out the conditions under which food products of animal origin should be imported. The TINs are available on our website: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/int-trde/misc/tins/ index.htm Safeguards If there is an outbreak of disease in an exporting country, community legislation allows member states to take appropriate emergency safeguard action, which may include a ban on imports of animal products from all, or parts, of that country, pending emergency action at community level. Once community measures are put in place the safeguard measures will reflect them. All meat and milk imported into the EU from third countries must enter at designated border inspection posts where they are subject to veterinary inspections. All consignments are subject to documentary and identity checks. At least 20 per cent. of consignments of animal products undergo physical checks. These checks ensure import conditions are met.

Date

10 March 2005

Reference

431 c1931-3W;431 c1923-5W; 219023

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 impact of the withdrawal of (a) the over thirty months scheme and (b) other beef subsidies on the UK beef market. - Inc ref to DEFRA website.

Asked by

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 2005

Reference

431 c1272-3W;431 c1266-7W; 217821

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her latest estimate is of the number of live cattle kept in the UK which were born (a) before and (b) after August 1996 which would be eligible for compensation payments under the over 30 months scheme;...

Asked by

Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 2005

Reference

431 c1274-5W;431 c1268W; 218366

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

Further to the independent inquiry into the Meat Hygiene Service's failure to test cattle aged between 24 to 30 months for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, who within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is authorised to change instructions on this subject; and what process led to the withdrawal of...

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 2005

Reference

670 c45WA; HL 1307

House

House of Lords

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of BSE in cattle were reported (a) in the UK and (b) in each EU country in the last year for which figures are available. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 March 2005

Reference

431 c1155-6W;431 c1151-2W; 217532

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects the Date Based Export Scheme to be lifted. - (Holding answer 25 February 2005).

Asked by

Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

218367; 431 c1032W;431 c1028W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in identifying a BSE test capable of supporting British beef producers who plan to export to (a) Europe and (b) third countries. - Inc figure. (Holding answer 25 February 2005).

Asked by

Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

218475; 431 c1030W;431 c1026W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Canadian Government on the recent BSE case discovered there - (Holding answer 31 January 2005).

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 February 2005

Reference

211726; 430 c769W

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 list countries in which there are confirmed cases of BSE; and (a) whether export controls have been put in place voluntarily and (b) compulsorily in each case. - Includes list.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 January 2005

Reference

208267; 429 c934-5W;429 c938-9W

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 on latest research on scrapie and possible links to BSE in sheep.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2005

Reference

205499; 429 c652-3W;429 c650-1W

House

House of Commons

Whitty, Lord

Whether they will close the Date-Based Export Scheme when the Over Thirty Month Scheme is closed. [HL 358].

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 2004

Reference

HL 358; 667 c134WA

House

House of Lords

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