Criminal Offences

HC Deb 26 July 1993 vol 229 cc729-30W

Sir Richard Body

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what criminal offences she has introduced in the last five years under delegated legislation.

Mr. Jack

The powers to introduce criminal offences in statutory instruments are provided for in primary

Bread-large white sliced loaf	Average price	Percentage change from previous year
	(pence/loaf)	(actual)	(in real terms)1
1990	50	+4.7	-4.4
1991	53	+6.1	+0.3
1992	54	+1.3	-2.4
1 Deflated by All Items RPI.

Breakmaking wheat	Average price	Percentage change from previous year
	(£/tonne ex-farm)	(actual)	(in real terms)1
1990	118.27	+3.7	-5.2
1991	132.28	+11.8	+5.6
1992	135.01	+2.1	-1.6
1 Deflated by All Items RPI.

legislation. It is estimated that in the last five years the Department has been responsible for 55 statutory instruments introducing criminal offences which still exist.