Labour government and animal welfare. House of Commons Library Research Paper 97/140.

Labour government and animal welfare. House of Commons Library Research Paper 97/140.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what advice he has received from the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee on the practice of feeding animal products to animals of the same species; and if he will comment.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what advice he has received from the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee on the practice of feeding animal products to animals of the same species; and if he will comment.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reasons poultry meat is permitted to be imported from countries where BSE has been reported and where mammalian meat and bone meal is permitted in poultry feed.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, for what reasons poultry meat is permitted to be imported from countries where BSE has been reported and where mammalian meat and bone meal is permitted in poultry feed.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he plans to reply to the letter of the Right honourable Member for South West Norfolk dated 3rd September, on the subject of the export of poultry meat to China; and if he will make a statement on his timetable...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he plans to reply to the letter of the Right honourable Member for South West Norfolk dated 3rd September, on the subject of the export of poultry meat to China; and if he will make a statement on his timetable...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is his policy regarding the (a) disposal and (b) usage of poultry offal.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is his policy regarding the (a) disposal and (b) usage of poultry offal.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what proportion of UK egg production is from (a) battery, (b) deep litter, (c) barn and (d) free range systems; and what were the figures 10 years ago; and how many eggs were produced by UK producers in 1996; and how...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what proportion of UK egg production is from (a) battery, (b) deep litter, (c) barn and (d) free range systems; and what were the figures 10 years ago; and how many eggs were produced by UK producers in 1996; and how...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what proposals he intends to make to the EU Council of Ministers during the UK Presidency regarding battery systems of egg production; and what steps he is taking regarding phasing out battery systems of egg production.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what proposals he intends to make to the EU Council of Ministers during the UK Presidency regarding battery systems of egg production; and what steps he is taking regarding phasing out battery systems of egg production.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many eggs were imported from countries where mammalian meat and bone meal is incorporated in feedstuffs during 1996.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many eggs were imported from countries where mammalian meat and bone meal is incorporated in feedstuffs during 1996.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the UK per capita consumption of (a) eggs, (b) chicken meat and (c) turkey meat in the latest year for which figures are available; and what were the equivalent figures for (i) five and (ii) 10 years previously. -...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what is the UK per capita consumption of (a) eggs, (b) chicken meat and (c) turkey meat in the latest year for which figures are available; and what were the equivalent figures for (i) five and (ii) 10 years previously. -...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is taking to ensure that imported eggs and poultry meat meet the hygiene requirements for United Kingdom producers.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he is taking to ensure that imported eggs and poultry meat meet the hygiene requirements for United Kingdom producers.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what proportion of UK poultry meat production is sold (a) fresh in (i) oven ready and (ii) New York dressed form and (b) frozen. - The information requested is not available.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what proportion of UK poultry meat production is sold (a) fresh in (i) oven ready and (ii) New York dressed form and (b) frozen. - The information requested is not available.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Agenda 2000 proposals on the costs of poultry production.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Agenda 2000 proposals on the costs of poultry production.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many tonnes of chicken meat were produced by United Kingdom producers in 1996 from (a) broiler and (b) other systems; how many tonnes of turkey meat were produced by UK producers in 1996 from intensive, semi-intensive and free-range systems; and...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many tonnes of chicken meat were produced by United Kingdom producers in 1996 from (a) broiler and (b) other systems; how many tonnes of turkey meat were produced by UK producers in 1996 from intensive, semi-intensive and free-range systems; and...

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to outlaw the de-beaking of poultry for non-veterinary reasons.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to outlaw the de-beaking of poultry for non-veterinary reasons.