Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if, in the light of the availability of ultra-heat treated milk from the Killeshandra creamery in the Irish Republic on a British Airways flight at Aldergrove airport, he is satisfied with the operation of the regulations relating to import of such milk into Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ButlerI am satisfied with the operation of the Importation of Milk Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983.
I understand that British Airways used ultra-heat treated milk from the Irish Republic only for a short period during which its supplier was unable to obtain supplies from his normal United Kingdom source.
Mr. John David Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at which port of entry ultra-heat treated milk used on British Airways flights from Belfast has entered Northern Ireland since the approval of the Importation of Milk Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983.
§ Mr. ButlerI understand that the ultra-heat treated milk normally used by British Airways on flights from Belfast is brought from Great Britain.
The importation of Milk Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983 do not require ultra-heat treated milk brought from Great Britain to Northern Ireland to come through a specified entry point.