§ 19. Mr. PriorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the implementation of his policy in respect of the Food Standards Agency. [42740]
§ Mr. RookerWe are making excellent progress with fulfilling our manifesto commitment to establish a Food Standards Agency. More than 1,000 responses were received to our consultation on the White Paper "The Food Standards Agency: A Force for Change" and a summary has been placed in the Library. It is our intention to publish a draft Bill before the Summer Recess for further consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny by this House.