§ Mr. Cohenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the amount provided by his Department to the research programme into the possible health hazards of hormones in meat carried out at the Institute of Animal Research, Berkshire, for each year since the programme's inception; and by how much it is planned to fund the project in the next two financial years.
§ Mrs. FennerWork on developing methodology for the detection of hormone residues in meat, which has relevance to monitoring for health purposes, has been funded by my Department at the Institute for Research on Animal Diseases as part of a programme that was
Length Bands (Feet) Under 40* 40–79.9 80–109.9 110–139.9 Over 140 Total Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. 1965 Grimsby 9 0.1 99 6.8 22 9.5 61 31.6 62 31.6 253 3.1 Hull 2 . . 7 0.5 — — 1 0.5 116 59.2 126 1.5 Fleetwood 30 0.5 38 2.6 8 3.4 40 20.7 13 6.6 129 1.6 United Kingdom 6,065 100 1,453 100 232 100 193 100 196 100 8,130 100 1975 Grimsby 12 0.3 150 7.0 7 5.7 47 32.4 41 31.1 257 3.8 Hull — — 15 0.7 — — 1 0.7 75 56.8 91 1.4 Fleetwood 14 0.3 61 2.9 7 5.7 17 11.7 10 7.6 109 1.6 United Kingdom 4,153 100 2,134 100 122 100 145 100 132 100 6,686 100 1984 Grimsby 2 . . 159 8.2 — — 11 14.5 1 7.7 173 2.3 Hull — — 1 0.1 1 0.8 8 10.5 6 46.2 16 0.2 Fleetwood 20 0.4 53 2.7 4 3.1 2 2.6 — — 79 1.0 United Kingdom 5,433 100 1,936 100 127 100 76 100 13 100 7,585 100 * Changes in the numbers of vessels under 40 feet are due partly to changes in the definitions used for this sector of the fleet. . . Indicates less than 0.05 per cent.