§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action he has taken to implement the recommendations of the hygiene advisory teams report by William Swann; what was the total cost of producing this report; and to which industry bodies it was circulated. [19662]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 11 March 1997]: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the statements made by my right hon. and learned Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 6 March 1997, Official Report, columns 1023–35, and 12 March 1997, Official Report, columns 372–85. The review was carried out by the hygiene advice teams, made up of one official veterinary surgeon and one meat hygiene inspector. It involved visits to all licensed plants, producing a written report and agreeing an action programme for each plant. A summary report was produced. The total cost was £436,000.
The final report was made available at the meeting of the Meat Hygiene Service industry forum held on 5 August 1996. Representatives of the following industry bodies were present:
- British Meat Manufacturers Association
- British Pig Association
- British Poultry Meat Federation
- Farmers Union of Wales
- Federation of Fresh Meat Wholesalers
- International Meat Traders Association
- National Farmers Union
- National Federation of Meat and Food Traders
- Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers
- Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Association