Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S1W-21408 · Session 1

What research it has undertaken into Porcine Dermatitis Nephropathy Syndrome and Post-weaning Multi-systemic Wasting Syndrome in pigs.

Answered Asked by Stewart Stevenson SNP Lodged 21 Dec 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has undertaken into Porcine Dermatitis Nephropathy Syndrome and Post-weaning Multi-systemic Wasting Syndrome in pigs.

The answer

Answered by Ross Finnie on 18 Jan 2002 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Executive has not commissioned nor undertaken research into Porcine Dermatitis Nephropathy Syndrome or Post-weaning Multi-systemic Wasting Syndrome. Research to investigate the role of candidate viruses in both diseases is being undertaken by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-21408 by reference.