§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce legislation to make it a statutory requirement for(a) the Advisory Committee on Pesticides, (b) the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, (c) the Food Advisory Committee and (d) the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee to lay an annual report before Parliament. [24178]
§ Mr. JackThe answer to (a), (b), (c) is no. These non-departmental public bodies already produce annual reports, copies of which are placed in the Library of the House.
The answer to (d) is no. This NDPB produces periodic rather than annual reports and these are placed in the Library of the House.