HL Deb 16 January 2002 vol 630 cc158-9WA
Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much of the extra £7.5 million that has been made available to ensure that animal feed has been properly checked at local level will be given to:

  1. (a) each local authority; and
  2. (b) for the sole purpose of checking on imported animal feed. [HL1589]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)

The Food Standards Agency is providing funds in the current financial year in response to applications from individual local authorities.

For 2002–03 and 2003–04 the money will be provided to local authorities via the revenue support grant. The agency, in liaison with local authority representatives, is drawing up an enforcement programme covering all parts of the feed chain including imports of animal feed. The agency will monitor the use of these funds.

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