Departmental Publications (Hansard, 12 February 1996)

§ Mr. Boswell

In accordance with paragraph 3(ii) of the "Code of Practice on Access to Government Information", we have already made available the great majority of the Ministry's administrative guidelines on our dealings with the public. These are as listed. The remainder, some430W chapters in the "Instructions for Regional Service Centres and Instructions for Veterinary Officers", will be made available as soon as possible.

Where guidance contains information which should properly be kept confidential under the code, relevant sections have been removed and each has been marked to this effect.

Guidelines released to date:

Instruction on period to be allowed for public consultation exercises.
Aide-Memoire on open government.
Control manuals for the UKROFS certification system.
Operating manual for the UKROFS certification scheme for organic food production.
Guidance for dealing with complaints received by the MAFF consumer helpline.
Checklist for dealing with applications for export certificates for food additives.
Desk instructions for processing applications for certificates for exports of animal feedingstuffs, feed additives, fertilisers and related products.
Desk instructions on the fishing vessels decommissioning scheme 1994.
Desk instructions for handling harbours legislation.
Instructions for dealing with the fishing vessel safety improvements grants scheme 1993.
Classification of shellfish production and relaying areas.
Wildlife and Countryside Act licensing.
Internal instructions for dealing with the monitoring for algal toxins.
Several regulating orders.
Instructions (for the Sea Fisheries Inspectorate) for dealing with sea fish licensing in "Community" waters.
Handbook for nuclear accident response.
HMI instruction manual for dealing with quality standards for fruit and vegetables.
Library procedures manual.
D3/94: "Library Visitors".
D2/94: "Handling Enquiries from the Public".
Land use planning handbook.
Desk instructions for dealing with the processing of licences for deposits at sea including burial under Food and Environment Protection Act.
Guide for enforcement of the Dumping at Sea Act 1974—version 2 (January 1985).
Divisional desk instructions for dealing with the marketing development scheme.
Desk instructions for dealing with the processing and marketing grant scheme.
Instructions on the operating of the egg marketing regulation.
Instructions on the operation of the hatching eggs and chicks regulation.
Desk instructions for issuing of licences to import and/or retain prohibited plant material etc. under the provisions of the Plant Health (GB) Order 1993.
Plant Health and Seed Inspectorate (PHSI) handbook.
Desk instructions for issuing phystosanitary certificates for export of plant products to third countries.
Desk instructions on the handling of applications for plant breeders' rights and national listing.
Desk instructions for processing applications under the postgraduate agricultural and food studentship scheme.
The introduction of fish from other member states, the licensing of live fish imports from third countries and movements of dead fish and fish viscera.
Desk instructions on licensing live fish and shellfish imports from third countries.
Assessment handbook: "Methods for the Assessment of the potential Impact of Authorised Disposal of Radioactive Waste into the Atmosphere".
Food and agriculture radioactivity monitoring programme 1995 (FARM) 1995—analytical requirements.
Radioactivity monitoring: TRAMP and FARM sampling requirements 1995.
Terrestrial Radiological monitoring programme (TRAMP) procedures document.
Instructions for veterinary officers and local veterinary inspectors (part released).

Regional service centre instructions relating to:

Misuse of pesticides (ENV 15).
Destruction of moles by Strychnine (ENV 11).
Agricultural wages enforcement (GEN 5).
Apple orchard grubbing up scheme (GRA 21).
IACS (GEN 19).
Habitat scheme (GRA 30).
Beef special premium scheme (LIV 12).
ALT land drainage cases (GEN 14).
Terrestrial radioactivity monitoring programme (TRAMP) (ENV 16).
Agricultural wages committees (GEN 4).
Agricultural dwelling house advisory committees (GEN 9).
Environmentally sensitive areas (GRA 8).
Environmental pollution (ENV 5).
(New) Nitrate sensitive areas (GRA 29).
Pilot nitrate sensitive areas (GRA 20).
Sheep annual premium scheme (LIV 1).
Hill livestock compensatory allowances (HLCS's) 1988–93 (LIV 2).
Hill livestock compensatory allowances 1994 (LIV 11).
Suckler cow premium scheme (LIV 8).
Refund on starch used in the manufacture of approved products (IB 38).
The declared stocks scheme for barley and malt (IB 8).
Support buying and sale of cereals (IB 1).
Farm woodland premium scheme (GRA 24).
Agricultural and horticultural co-operation scheme (AHCS) (GRA 5).
Aid for concentrated grape must: Sampling and testing procedures (IB 29).
Certification scheme for hops and hop products.
Apple orchard grubbing up scheme 1994–95 (GRA 33).
Intervention arrangements—fresh fruit and vegetables (IB 2).
Short term lettings and licences (GEN 10).
Infestation control mammals and birds: badgers—licensing arrangements (ENV 17).
Rabbits (ENV 12).
Non-indigenous species (ENV 14).
Licensing procedures for the killing or taking of wild birds (ENV 10).
Infestation control mammals and birds: legislation (ENV 9).
Infestation control mammals and birds: introduction (ENV 8).
Infestation control mammals and birds: deer (ENV 13).
SLOM II (LIV 7).
Aid for Liquid Skimmed Milk, Buttermilk for use as stockfeed (IB 15).
Milk supplementary levy (IB 33).
SLOM III (LIV 9).
Milk supplementary levy: temporary reallocation of quota arising from herd movements restrictions (MIL 8).
SLOM compensation (LIV 10).
Statistics: Agricultural censuses and surveys (GEN 6).
Dehydrated fodder (IB 5).
Aid for refining raw cane sugar (IB 41).
Olive oil consumption aid (IB 32).
Flax and hemp subsidy (IB 7).
Isoglucose production levy (IB 30).