Mr. John Osborne:

There is a body called the equine liaison group, which has been in existence for many years. It falls under the Department of agriculture and brings together everybody in the horse sector, not just the thoroughbreds. We met in Backweston in May and traceability was widely discussed. Everyone was together on the need for improvements in certain of the protocols around the life cycle of any horse in any sector. I expect great progress in that regard.

In the correspondence we received since last Wednesday, obviously there were many people who were affected by the images but it has been great to see so many positive messages too, and people suggesting various potential solutions and stuff like that. The great thing about this kind of exercise is it produces an energy that can lead to significant improvements. We are aware of that.