§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many poultry meat inspectors were employed by each local authority in each year since 1979. [5499]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe Department does not hold figures on the number of poultry meat inspectors employed by each local authority. Since 1 April 1995, poultry meat inspectors have been employed by the Meat Hygiene Service, an Executive Agency of the Ministry.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many prosecutions there have been for breaches of the Poultry Meat Hygiene Regulations 1995. [5500]
§ Mrs. BrowningThere have been no prosecutions to date for offences under the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.