To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will indicate the respects in which the provisions in England and Wales for the disposal of fallen and diseased animals diverge from the standards applying in the EC for animal health and food hygiene.

Directive 90/667/EEC, which applies to England and Wales as to other parts of the Community, requires that animal waste be disposed of by rendering, burning or proper burial, but it also permits under a derogation traditional outlets such as knackers and hunt kennels to take fallen stock.