§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the numbers of crabs identified as showing levels of toxic contamination from the current shellfish closure area on the north-east coast; and if he will give the levels registered and the origins of the crabs concerned.
§ Mr. MacleanOf the 190 crab samples from the north-east coast tested up until 8 June, 16 showed levels of paralytic shellfish poison toxin. These are as follows:
Units of toxin per l00g in brown meat (digestive gland) of crabs Location Units of toxin Craster, Alnwick 243 Eyemouth 206 Eyemouth 222 Anstruther 317 Inshore Anstruther 176 Inshore Anstruther 171 Seahouses 257 North East Fife coast 197 Staithes Wyke 244 468W
Financial year Aggregated Annual cost (£) Management consultancies Subject 1984–85 27,110 (i) Binder Hamlyn Dairy Crest Foods (ii) Coopers and Lybrand Dairy Crest Foods (iii) Arthur Young McClelland Moores and Co. Financial management (iv) Dr. Goodwin ADAS work-time database (v) Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co. Decentralised budgetary control 1985–86 174,724 (i) Dr. Goodwin Work-time database: continuation of above (ii) Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co. Decentralised budgetary control: continuation of above (iii) Touche Ross Dairy Crest Foods (iv) Touche Ross Milk quotas (v) B. R. Parkinson ADAS marketing plan (vi) R. B. L. Ltd. ADAS marketing plan (vii) Black Rod Ltd. ADAS marketing plan 1986–87 135,279 (i) Dr. Goodwin Work-time database: continuation of above (ii) Touche Ross Milk quotas: continuation of above (iii) Special Research Unit ADAS marketing plan (iv) Coopers and Lybrand Reorganisation of MAFF's regional structure 1987–88 44,015 (i) Touche Ross Dairy Crest Foods: continuation of above (ii) Mr. P. W. Cunliffe Review of animal medicines licensing 1989–90 162,114 (i) Touche Ross Dairy Crest Foods: continuation of above (ii) Agro-Economic Services Ltd. Impact of Single Market on agricultural R and D priorities (iii) Deloitte, Haskin and Sells Fees to local veterinary inspectors (iv) Deloitte, Haskin and Sells Relocation of Ministry work 1989–90 143,150 (i) Touche Ross Dairy Crest Foods: continuation of above (ii) Deloitte, Haskin and Sells Fees to local veterinary inspectors: continuation of above (iii) Deloitte, Haskin and Sells Relocation of Ministry work: continuation of above (iv) Agro-Economic Services Ltd. Impact of Single Market on agricultural R and D priorities: continuation of above
Location Units of toxin Staithes Wyke 210 Staithes Wyke 255 Whitley Bay 260 Off Beadnell Bay 265 Off Beadnell Bay 260 Hartlepool (1 mile) 198 Hartlepool (1 mile) 229 In addition, trace levels of toxin were found in a further eight of the 190 samples tested.