§ Judy MallaberTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) pursuant to the statement of the Under-Secretary of State for Health, of 10 December 2003,Official Report, column 1172, whether the Cabinet Committee on meat crime will consider issues of co-ordination between government departments and agencies arising from (a) the meat fraud conspiracy case at Denby Poultry and (b) previous meat fraud cases; [147092]
(2) pursuant to the statement of the Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Health, of 10 December 2003, Official Report, column 1172, what the remit is of the Cabinet Committee on meat crime. [147093]
§ Mr. Bradshaw[holding answer 12 January 2004]Although there is no committee looking specifically at "meat crime", there is a Cabinet Committee on Illegal Imports:
The Ministerial Committee on Illegal Imports (MISC 23), has the following Terms of Reference:
"To co-ordinate policy on imports of animals, plants, fish and their products".