HC Deb 26 March 1986 vol 94 c471W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of prosecutions in each of the last five years for selling irradiated food for human consumption; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mellor

The information requested is not recorded centrally. The information available to me relates to all proceedings for offences of adulteration of food and public health offences, most of which is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, Supplementary Tables" under offence classifications 89 and 101, and 91 respectively in table S1.1(A), volume 1—magistrates' courts.