Results 41–60 of 3000 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Elliot Morley

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Foot and Mouth ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: Information on pyre and burial sites is in the process of being collated, cross-checked and validated. In the meantime, arrangements are being made for the safe removal and disposal of ash from those sites where it has not been possible to bury it on site. Information on the number of pyre sites restored is not available.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Foot and Mouth ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: The following table shows the numbers of cattle and sheep slaughtered on premises which are contiguous to infected premises in counties in England and where the infected premises have had negative sample results. County Cattle Sheep Premises with cattle and/or sheep Avon 1,291 829 12 Cheshire 386 370 6 Cleveland 202 206 1 Cornwall 35 0 1 Cumbria 3,405...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Homeopathic Remedies (Foot and Mouth) ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: Products that are presented for the treatment or prevention of disease in animals, or which have that function must be authorised under the terms of the Marketing Authorisations for Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulations 1994 before they can be legally sold or supplied in the United Kingdom. This ensures that such products are properly assessed and are demonstrated as being safe, of...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Foot and Mouth (Cheese Production) ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: holding answer 28 June 2001 The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food received a number of representations on the manufacture and handling of unpasteurised cheese. My noble Friend the then Minister of State, Baroness Hayman, responded to those representations as the Minister responsible for animal health. Foot and mouth disease virus can be excreted in milk before animals show clinical...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Carcase Disposal (Northumberland) ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: holding answer 28 June 2001 There is no statutory provision for compensation for any inconvenience caused to residents by the disposal of animal carcases.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Restructuring ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: In April 2001 the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food employed 11,118 civil servants, including staff in its agencies. It is anticipated that there will be 12,190 employed in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, but this figure will be subject to change once the departmental restructuring is completed.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Livestock Blood Tests ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: No. Samples of blood taken for testing are potentially contaminated with foot and mouth disease virus, which is a specified pathogen controlled under the Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998 (SAPO). No one may possess a specified animal pathogen or material which contains a specified pathogen unless they are licensed to do so under SAPO and have the necessary facilities to ensure the safe...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Farmers (Internet) ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: holding answer 2 July 2001 The latest information available was collected in April and May 2000 as part of a research study into "MAFF's Role in E-Business". At that time the level of internet use among livestock farmers in the survey was estimated to be between 40 and 45 per cent. Further details of the survey results are available at http://www.defra.gov.uk/ebus/ maffrole/annexa.htm.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: State Veterinary Service ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: The number of veterinary surgeons employed by the state veterinary service at 1 January each year since 1979, is given in the table. The hon. Member may wish to know that since this date the state veterinary service has changed several times. The Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL), which previously formed part of the state veterinary service, became the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA)...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Marsh Report ( 5 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: The then Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, my right hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, East and Wallsend (Mr. Brown), appointed a group under the chairmanship of Professor Sir John Marsh CBE to carry out an independent review of dispensing by veterinary surgeons as part of the Government's Action Plan for Farming. Its terms of reference were to review the procedures...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Foot and Mouth ( 9 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: holding answer 26 June 2001 There will be an inquiry, when the disease is finally over. We have always said we are keen to learn the lessons from this outbreak. The precise nature and scope of the inquiry will be a matter for the Prime Minister.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Farm Animal Welfare ( 9 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Judy Mallaber) on 28 June 2001, Official Report, column 178W.

Written Answers — Transport, Local Government and the Regions: Assistance Animals (10 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: I have been asked to reply. Whether an airport has the facilities to process animals under the pet travel scheme is determined by the airline which seeks this Department's approval. It is the carrier that is approved, not the airport. An airline wishing to participate nominates a route, including the airport for which it can demonstrate its ability to comply with the requirements of the...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Horticultural Research Site (Efford) (10 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: The Chief Executive of Horticulture Research International informs me that its Efford site is very much part of the future of the organisation as set out in its restructuring plan approved by my predecessor last year. The new site manager is working closely with the horticulture industry to ensure that Efford carries out the research and knowledge transfer activities which can best support...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Whaling (10 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: The next meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is to take place from 23– 27 July in London. We shall take this opportunity to reaffirm our opposition to all forms of whaling other than some subsistence whaling by indigenous people. We shall also resist any attempts by those in support of a resumption of commercial whaling to lift the current moratorium. There will be further...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Reef Project (10 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: holding answer 9 July 2001 The application to place a vessel on the seabed in Whitsand Bay is currently under consideration and our decision on whether to issue a licence under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 will be announced shortly.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Common Agricultural Policy (10 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: No CAP grants were paid directly into foreign bank accounts in any of the years from 1997 to date.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Beef (Special Premium Claims) (10 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: The overall effect of the proposal to reduce the EU national BSP ceilings is to reduce the potential for expansion of production. Based on recent usage figures it does not imply an immediate significant reduction in production. As the UK has historically used the majority of its available ceiling we have not had to bear the more severe cuts imposed on some other member states, and suffer only...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Over-30-months Scheme (10 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: holding answer 5 July 2001 The over-30-months scheme has been suspended, other than in Northern Ireland and for casualty animals in Great Britain, due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. As a consequence beef and dairy producers have had to retain eligible cattle longer than they would wish, incurring feeding and other costs and without income from scheme payments. The scheme will be...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Young Farmers (10 Jul 2001)

Elliot Morley: One of the key tasks for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is to work with all concerned to develop an economically viable, sustainable, diverse and dynamic farming industry. The enthusiasm and fresh ideas young farmers bring to the industry will be vital in helping to secure this aim, as are the skills of the many family-run livestock farms which are currently struggling...


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