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Lord Jopling asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Hayman: A table showing the TACs decided, together with the ICES advice, over the last 10 years is available in the Libraries of both Houses. For some stocks in some years, ICES did not advise a specific TAC but instead recommended appropriate levels of fishing effort. In these cases the figure for the recommended TAC shown in the table is that which our fisheries scientists have established as consistent with the ICES advice.
Lord Jopling asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Hayman: The advice from ICES does not necessarily offer a single proposal for each TAC: a range of strategies is often possible. The Government's approach is to discuss the scientific advice and the Commission's proposals with representatives of the fishing industry and to adopt a negotiating line which takes a balanced approach in the light of both the representations from fisheries organisations and the scientific advice.
Lord Marlesford asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Hayman: The following table shows the number of cases of BSE confirmed in Great Britain during each week of 2000, together with the moving annual total of cases reported for each 52-week period.
Week Number | No. confirmed each week | 52 Week Total Reported |
1 | 33 | 2,957 |
2 | 60 | 2,906 |
3 | 13 | 2,874 |
4 | 25 | 2,846 |
5 | 13 | 2,818 |
6 | 63 | 2,789 |
7 | 56 | 2,754 |
8 | 32 | 2,726 |
9 | 33 | 2,688 |
10 | 46 | 2,634 |
11 | 7 | 2,632 |
12 | 76 | 2,599 |
13 | 41 | 2,578 |
14 | 26 | 2,566 |
15 | 25 | 2,537 |
16 | 25 | 2,501 |
17 | 26 | 2,487 |
18 | 29 | 2,460 |
19 | 30 | 2,431 |
20 | 38 | 2,426 |
21 | 26 | 2,408 |
22 | 17 | 2,373 |
23 | 22 | 2,338 |
24 | 65 | 2,313 |
25 | 26 | 2,290 |
26 | 32 | 2,276 |
27 | 21 | 2,262 |
28 | 22 | 2,229 |
29 | 30 | 2,206 |
30 | 60 | 2,181 |
31 | 15 | 2,165 |
32 | 20 | 2,157 |
33 | 21 | 2,130 |
34 | 34 | 2,107 |
35 | 19 | 2,090 |
36 | 7 | 2,074 |
37 | 40 | 2,051 |
38 | 20 | 2,039 |
39 | 25 | 2,022 |
40 | 26 | 2,017 |
41 | 50 | 2,025 |
42 | 26 | 2,005 |
43 | 26 | 2,000 |
44 | 18 | 1,997 |
45 | 31 | 1,975 |
46 | 25 | 1,964 |
47 | 24 | 1,946 |
48 | 17 | 1,941 |
49 | 36 | 1,923 |
50 | 21 | 1,906 |
51 | 23 | 1,882 |
52 | 0 | 1,869 |
Note:
Week 1 is the week ending Friday 7 January 2000.
These figures are affected by a variable delay between slaughter and confirmation as a result of the various times required for laboratory diagnosis and administrative procedures. The time between slaughter and confirmation is, on average, six to eight weeks but may on occasion be considerably longer.
Lord Lucas asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Hayman: Four rabbit meat and farmed game meat establishments and two wild game meat establishments in the USA are approved to export to the UK. They are as follows:
Lord Dubs asked Her Majesty's Government:
Baroness Hayman: Following the reports of an increase in the number of cases of BSE in some other European countries, the European Union has asked member states to carry out a survey for the disease. Starting on 15 January, the brains of at least 6,500 cattle over 30 months old which die on farm or in transit, or which are killed on farm but are not eligible for the Over Thirty Months Scheme, will be tested for BSE during 2001 in Great Britain.
This is in addition to the testing carried out when clinical symptoms indicate the disease may be present in specific animals.
What are the names and addresses of the six facilities licensed to export game meat from the United States to the United Kingdom.[HL271]
Rabbit meat/farmed game meat
Southern Wild Game/Intergame USA, Devine, Texas
Diamond K Ranch Game Meats Inc, Ingram, Texas
Wild Game meat
Frontier Game Company, Whiteface, Texas
Beltex Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas
Southern Wild Game/Intergame USA, Devine, Texas
North American Bison Cooperative, New Rockford, North Dakota
These are all EU approved establishments and further details are available on the European Commission's website at the following address where the product and the country may be selected from the lists shown: http://forum.europa.eu.int/irc/sanco/vets/info/data/listes/list all.html
Whether they will report what BSE testing is being undertaken in the United Kingdom during 2001.
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