§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total cost to the Department in the financial years(a) 2002–03 and (b) 2003–04 was of charges brought successfully against abattoirs for breaches of meat hygiene and animal welfare regulations. [166079]
§ Mr. BradshawThe total legal costs incurred by both this Department and the Food Standards Agency (which is responsible for meat hygiene prosecutions, as well as being involved with animal welfare cases) in pursuit of charges that were successfully brought against abattoirs for breaches of meat hygiene and animal welfare regulations were:
£ 2002–03 44,031.61 2003–04 90,748.11
§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total cost was to the Department in the financial years(a) 2002–03 and (b) 2003–04 of all charges brought against abattoirs for breaches of meat hygiene and animal welfare regulations, including those which were successfully prosecuted and those which were dropped before they came to court. [166092]
§ Mr. BradshawThe total legal cost incurred by both this Department and the Food Standards Agency (which is responsible for meat hygiene prosecutions, as well as being involved with animal welfare cases) in pursuit of all charges brought against abattoirs for breaches of meat hygiene and animal welfare regulations was:
- 2002–03—£48,311.26
- 2003–04—£123,050.62