To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what experiments his Department had carried out on the foot and mouth virus before the current outbreak; and what assessment he has made of the possibility of contamination of the national (a) herd and (b) flock as a result of such...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what experiments his Department had carried out on the foot and mouth virus before the current outbreak; and what assessment he has made of the possibility of contamination of the national (a) herd and (b) flock as a result of such...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the date of each EU meeting he has attended at which the future of the British livestock industry was discussed; what EU (a) draft and (b) other (i) plans, (ii) proposals and (iii) discussion papers relating to...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the date of each EU meeting he has attended at which the future of the British livestock industry was discussed; what EU (a) draft and (b) other (i) plans, (ii) proposals and (iii) discussion papers relating to...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if the pigswill used at Burnside Farm, Heddon-on-the-Wall, was treated and used by a neighbouring farmer; what the basis was of his Department's statement that two named dealers were the main source of spread of foot and mouth disease; on what...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if the pigswill used at Burnside Farm, Heddon-on-the-Wall, was treated and used by a neighbouring farmer; what the basis was of his Department's statement that two named dealers were the main source of spread of foot and mouth disease; on what...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what his assessment is of the impact on the spread of foot and mouth of the time which passed between the implementation of the export ban and the UK movement ban. (Holding answer 23 April 2001).

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what his assessment is of the impact on the spread of foot and mouth of the time which passed between the implementation of the export ban and the UK movement ban. (Holding answer 23 April 2001).

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when it was decided to make a landfill site at Fosterville, Newton Abbot, available for the burial of carcasses of animals slaughtered in connection with the control of foot and mouth disease; what category of carcasses (a) have been buried at...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when it was decided to make a landfill site at Fosterville, Newton Abbot, available for the burial of carcasses of animals slaughtered in connection with the control of foot and mouth disease; what category of carcasses (a) have been buried at...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what his assessment is of the reasons for which the confirmed cases of foot and mouth are disproportionately concentrated in Dumfries and Galloway, Cumbria and Devon; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 23 April 2001).

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what his assessment is of the reasons for which the confirmed cases of foot and mouth are disproportionately concentrated in Dumfries and Galloway, Cumbria and Devon; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 23 April 2001).

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what reports he has received about the results of the virology tests taken from livestock which were slaughtered upon suspicion by the French authorities, on the farm of M. Nozin, of Hameau le Fayed, St Nicholas de Bliquetuit, France; when the...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what reports he has received about the results of the virology tests taken from livestock which were slaughtered upon suspicion by the French authorities, on the farm of M. Nozin, of Hameau le Fayed, St Nicholas de Bliquetuit, France; when the...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if a flock of sheep from Abermarle Barracks, Heddon-on-the-Wall, was slaughtered and buried prior to the outbreak at Burnside Farm. - (Holding answer 23 April 2001).

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if a flock of sheep from Abermarle Barracks, Heddon-on-the-Wall, was slaughtered and buried prior to the outbreak at Burnside Farm. - (Holding answer 23 April 2001).

Question after statement on foot and mouth disease outbreak.

Question after statement on foot and mouth disease outbreak.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what reports he has received about the impact on safety of the grades of steel used in railway tracks since 1997; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 23 April 2001).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what reports he has received about the impact on safety of the grades of steel used in railway tracks since 1997; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 23 April 2001).

Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations. Debate on motion to revoke.

Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations. Debate on motion to revoke.

Easter recess motion speech on the foot and mouth crisis.

Easter recess motion speech on the foot and mouth crisis.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what arrangements his Department makes for conducting emergency planning exercises in relation to the possible outbreak of infectious diseases amongst animals; if such exercises (a) involve liaising with the (i) police and (ii) the armed forces; and are conducted periodically; by...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what arrangements his Department makes for conducting emergency planning exercises in relation to the possible outbreak of infectious diseases amongst animals; if such exercises (a) involve liaising with the (i) police and (ii) the armed forces; and are conducted periodically; by...

Supplementary business question on economic aid for people affected by the foot and mouth outbreak in the west country.

Supplementary business question on economic aid for people affected by the foot and mouth outbreak in the west country.

Point of Order on use of a landfill site in Members constituency to bury carcasses infected by foot and mouth disease and lack of response by Minister of Agriculture to Members letters and questions on this subject.

Point of Order on use of a landfill site in Members constituency to bury carcasses infected by foot and mouth disease and lack of response by Minister of Agriculture to Members letters and questions on this subject.

Point of order on use of a landfill site in Members constitutency to bury carcasses infected by foot and mouth disease and lack of response by Minister of Agriculture to Members' letters and emails on this subject.

Point of order on use of a landfill site in Members constitutency to bury carcasses infected by foot and mouth disease and lack of response by Minister of Agriculture to Members' letters and emails on this subject.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of compliance is with the Annual Business Inquiry Financial Questionnaire circulated by the Office for National Statistics; and what penalties exist for non-compliance. - Includes text of letter from Len Cook of National Statistics.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of compliance is with the Annual Business Inquiry Financial Questionnaire circulated by the Office for National Statistics; and what penalties exist for non-compliance. - Includes text of letter from Len Cook of National Statistics.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the amount of time businesses are required to take providing data for the Office for National Statistics; and if he will examine ways of reducing it. - Includes text of letter from Len Cook of National Statistics...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the amount of time businesses are required to take providing data for the Office for National Statistics; and if he will examine ways of reducing it. - Includes text of letter from Len Cook of National Statistics...