HC Deb 18 December 1996 vol 287 cc647-8W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many successful prosecutions have been brought since 1990 for infringements of the food safety and food hygiene regulations. [9709]

Mr. Boswell

According to the statistical returns made to the Department by local authorities, the number of establishments convicted each year is as follows:

  • 1991: 1,267
  • 1992: 1,760
  • 1993: 1,278
  • 1994: 913
  • 1995: 572.

No data are available for 1990.

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