Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on the appropriateness of the EU sales description of veal as meat of bovine animals aged less than the eight months; and if she will make representations to the EU on changing that description to meat of bovine animals aged less than six months.

The definition of veal as being from bovines aged under eight months is well-established in European marketing and beef labelling regulations and is widely understood by consumers. The Government has not received any representations advocating that this definition should be reviewed or amended, but if the Member for Tiverton and Honiton has information which he thinks we should consider, we shall be happy to do so.