Written Question · S1W-27327 · Session 1
When its Environment and Rural Affairs Department last held discussions with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs reg…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive when its Environment and Rural Affairs Department last held discussions with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding animal health policy.
The answer
The respective Agriculture Ministers discuss animal health issues on a regular basis. In addition, discussions between officials of the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are held frequently. Senior officials from SEERAD, DEFRA and the other UK Agriculture Departments meet monthly, when animal health and welfare issues are on the agenda.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-27327 by reference.