HL Deb 27 May 2004 vol 661 c164WA
Lord Rotherwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What support and guidance are available from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Food Standards Agency to enable local authorities to prosecute following seizures of illegal meat. [HL2984]

Lord Whitty

The Food Standards Agency makes available a range of technical and practical support to local authorities, and has also given financial assistance to individual local authorities to help fund their investigations into the illegal meat trade.