HC Deb 29 July 1998 vol 317 c348W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the reviews his Department and its predecessors, initiated in the years(a) 1974–75, (b) 1979–80 and (c) 1992–93. [48519]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 6 July 1998]: The following is a list of published review reports initiated in the years 1979–80 and 1992–93. No published reports of reviews initiated in 1974–75 have been identified.

1979–80: Consultation Paper on the review of inland and coastal fisheries in England and Wales. MAFF, Welsh Office, 1981. Mineral, trace element and vitamin allowances for ruminant livestock. The report of an interdepartmental Working Party set up to consider the findings contained in the ARC (1980) Technical Review "The nutrient requirements of Ruminant Livestock". ADAS, MAFF, DAFS, FANI, UKASTA, BVA, ADAS, 1983. Review report on food safety and food quality and spoilage. MAFF, 1981. Review of statistical services. MAFF, 1982. Survey of mycotoxins in the United Kingdom: the fourth report of the Steering Group on Food Surveillance. HMSO, 1980. Survey of vinylidene chloride levels in food contact materials and in foods: the third report of the Steering Group on Food Surveillance. HMSO, 1980.

1992–93: Food Advisory Committee review of food labelling: table of recommendations and the government's final response. Food Advisory Committee, 1992. Hill livestock compensatory allowances: review of the economic conditions in the hills and uplands 1992. MAFF, 1993. Report on the review of the emulsifiers and stabilisers in food regulations. HMSO, 1992. Report on the review of the use of additives in foods specially prepared for infants and young children. HMSO, 1992. A review of radioactivity in the Irish Sea: a report prepared for the Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group. MAFF, Directorate of Fisheries Research, 1992. Sources of mortality and associated life-cycle traits of selected benthic species: a review. MAFF, Directorate of Fisheries Research, 1993. Review of the rules for sewage sludge application to agricultural land: food safety and relevant animal health aspects of potentially toxic elements: report of the Steering Group on Chemical Aspects of Food Surveillance. MAFF, 1993. Review of the rules for sewage sludge application to agricultural land: soil fertility aspects of potentially toxic elements: report of the Independent Scientific Committee. MAFF, 1993.