§ Mr. Robert HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total number and percentage of successful prosecutions for breaches of the food hygiene regulations in the hotel and catering industry in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is not held centrally. The following illustrative figures are taken from the annual reports of the Institution of Environmental Health Officers (IEHO). They are based on responses by local authorities to an annual questionnaire from the institution. Response rates vary and figures cannot therefore be compared year on year; they relate to all food premises.
Prosecutions and convictions under the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1970 Prosecutions Convictions Per cent. 1980 1,739 1,631 94 1981 1,139 1,036 91 1982 920 821 89 1983–84 1,128 1,023 91 1984–85 775 712 92 1985–86 790 679 86 1986–87 907 679 75 1987–88 960 901 94
§ Mr. Robert HicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many representations he has received against the provisions contained in clause 12 of the Food Safety Bill as they relate to the powers of environmental health officers to issue emergency prohibition order notices.
§ Mr. FreemanForty-two, apart from representations made in both Houses of Parliament during the current passage of the Food Safety Bill.