§ Sir Cranley OnslowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many times since the Food Safety Act 1990 came into force his Department has investigated cases where there has been a suggestion that the law has been applied in an over-zealous way by a local authority; and with what results.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department started keeping a record of investigations in 1992. Of the 32 cases it has investigated the Department considered eight complaints to be justified. During 1992 the total number of hygiene inspections and other visits carried out under the Food Safety Act 1990 was 542,855.