asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answers by Lord Rooker on 20 May (WA 113) and Lord Darzi of Denham on 22 May (WA 205), why, if the likelihood of BSE in sheep is near zero, it is necessary to remove the spinal cord for a non-existent health risk.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answers by Lord Rooker on 20 May (WA 113) and Lord Darzi of Denham on 22 May (WA 205), why, if the likelihood of BSE in sheep is near zero, it is necessary to remove the spinal cord for a non-existent health risk.

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 21 April (WA 214), saying that spines removed by vacuum are randomly checked, why all United Kingdom sheep over the age of 12 months have their spinal columns split and are individually checked.

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 21 April (WA 214), saying that spines removed by vacuum are randomly checked, why all United Kingdom sheep over the age of 12 months have their spinal columns split and are individually checked.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will authorise the extraction of spinal columns from sheep by vacuum, as approved by the European Union, and in the light of the Food Standards Agency placing no restrictions on the import of sheep meat so processed from France and the finding of the Spongiform...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will authorise the extraction of spinal columns from sheep by vacuum, as approved by the European Union, and in the light of the Food Standards Agency placing no restrictions on the import of sheep meat so processed from France and the finding of the Spongiform...

asked Her Majesty's Government:In view of the conclusion of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee in December 2006 that the prevalence of BSE in the United Kingdom sheep population was likely to be zero and that the precautionary measure of splitting sheep to remove the spinal cord was unnecessary, when they...

asked Her Majesty's Government:In view of the conclusion of the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee in December 2006 that the prevalence of BSE in the United Kingdom sheep population was likely to be zero and that the precautionary measure of splitting sheep to remove the spinal cord was unnecessary, when they...

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;...

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;...

Written Statement on proposals to lift the over thirty months rule. (Inc figs).

Written Statement on proposals to lift the over thirty months rule. (Inc figs).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) her colleagues in the Department of Health and (b) the Food Standards Agency on the future of the over-30 months scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) her colleagues in the Department of Health and (b) the Food Standards Agency on the future of the over-30 months scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the risk of vaccines sourced from bovine products in the USA being an agent for transmitting BSE.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the risk of vaccines sourced from bovine products in the USA being an agent for transmitting BSE.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, What assessment he has made of the safety of blood plasma and other blood products sourced in the USA following the positive testing for BSE in the USA; what additional safeguards he has put in place to ensure the safety of US-sourced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, What assessment he has made of the safety of blood plasma and other blood products sourced in the USA following the positive testing for BSE in the USA; what additional safeguards he has put in place to ensure the safety of US-sourced...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Natural Sausage Casings Association was first consulted by the Food Standards Agency about its proposed ban on the use of sheep intestines in food. - (Holding answer 9 July 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Natural Sausage Casings Association was first consulted by the Food Standards Agency about its proposed ban on the use of sheep intestines in food. - (Holding answer 9 July 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the theoretical risk of human beings contracting new variant CJD as a result of eating sheep and goat meat (a) under current regulatory arrangements and (b) if intestine were added to the list of specified...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the theoretical risk of human beings contracting new variant CJD as a result of eating sheep and goat meat (a) under current regulatory arrangements and (b) if intestine were added to the list of specified...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the impact on costs to the sausage industry of a ban on the use of natural sausage casings; what assessment he has made of the impact on the cost base of British abattoirs of a ban...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the impact on costs to the sausage industry of a ban on the use of natural sausage casings; what assessment he has made of the impact on the cost base of British abattoirs of a ban...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential presence of BSE in beef protein collagen used in the manufacture of sausages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential presence of BSE in beef protein collagen used in the manufacture of sausages.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what scientific evidence she has collated that supports the proposed ban on the use of sheep's intestines in the manufacture of sausages. - Inc fact that copy of the report can be found at www.food.gov.uk.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what scientific evidence she has collated that supports the proposed ban on the use of sheep's intestines in the manufacture of sausages. - Inc fact that copy of the report can be found at www.food.gov.uk.