§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in view of the concern expressed by the Association of Public Health Inspectors in its most recent report, he will seek powers to increase penalties for breaches of hygiene in public restaurants.
§ Mr. AlisonI have no reason to suppose that the present penalties in the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1970 which provide for a fine of up to £100 and three months' imprisonment for each offence and a further fine of up to £5 a day if the offence continues after conviction, are inadequate. The recently published report of the Association of Public Health Inspectors' Working Party on Food Hygiene did not question the level of these penalties.