HL Deb 03 July 2000 vol 614 cc124-6WA
Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What progress has been made towards implementing the recommendations, made to the Government and accepted by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 1 February, by the three working groups established to look into red tape and bureaucracy; how many of these proposals which do not require approval from the European Union have been acted upon, and how many are outstanding; and how many of these proposals which require agreement by the European Union have been approved and acted upon, and how many are outstanding. [HL2925]

Baroness Hayman

On the 78 recommendations requiring action in the UK, 23 have been completed, progress has been made on 53, one has been rejected after further investigation and one is outstanding.

On the 26 now taken to Brussels, one has been completed, 11 have not been accepted by the Commission or have been noted for further discussion, progress has been made on 10 and four will be addressed in the context of new food hygiene laws.

The Government intend to publish action plans updated to set out detailed progress in July.