To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list all legislation covering the storage of meat and bone meal made from cattle slaughtered under the 30-months scheme. [39120]

[holding reply sent on 24 July 1996]: The storage of meat and bone meal after it leaves rendering plants is covered by the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 (SI 1991 No. 2839), the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 as amended (SI 1994 No. 1056 and 1996/1279) and the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1996 (SI 1996 No. 2007).

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) for how long he estimates meat and bone meal made from cattle slaughtered under the 30-months scheme will be stored in each of the facilities currently in use for this purpose in the United Kingdom; [39122](2) for how long he estimates meat and bone meal made from cattle slaughtered under the 30-months scheme will be stored at Woodbury Salterton in Devon. [39121]

[holding answer 24 July 1996]: The Government are exploring all practicable options for the disposal of meat and bone meal derived from cattle slaughtered under the over 30-month scheme, including