To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reason the deboning of carcases in butchers’ shops is restricted in the UK to bovine animals under 24 months.[R]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reason the deboning of carcases in butchers’ shops is restricted in the UK to bovine animals under 24 months.[R]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it is her policy that the removal of specified risk material from cattle is a public health protection measure the costs of which should be met by the Government as defined in recommendation 26 of the Meat Industry Red Tape Working...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it is her policy that the removal of specified risk material from cattle is a public health protection measure the costs of which should be met by the Government as defined in recommendation 26 of the Meat Industry Red Tape Working...

SI 2005/3068 (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Trade and Industry. Coming into force 1 January 2006

SI 2005/3068 (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Trade and Industry. Coming into force 1 January 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations her Department has made to the European Commission on removing the EU requirement to remove the vertebral column from cattle over 24 months in connection with the lifting of the export ban on beef over 30 months of age; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations her Department has made to the European Commission on removing the EU requirement to remove the vertebral column from cattle over 24 months in connection with the lifting of the export ban on beef over 30 months of age; and...

SI 2005/2719 (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Trade and Industry. Coming into force 7 NOvember 2005

SI 2005/2719 (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Trade and Industry. Coming into force 7 NOvember 2005

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether cull dairy cows destined for the beef market after the end of the over-30-months scheme will be subject to dual inspection by milk and meat inspectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether cull dairy cows destined for the beef market after the end of the over-30-months scheme will be subject to dual inspection by milk and meat inspectors.