HC Deb 25 May 1993 vol 225 c543W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on geographical information systems used by his Department.

Mr. Curry

Geographical information systems using a variety of software products are currently employed by a number of divisions of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, including emergencies and food protection, environmental protection, plant health and seeds inspectorate, fisheries, and marine environmental protection. Additional systems are used by its agencies, including the Central Science Laboratory, the Central Veterinary Laboratory and ADAS.