§ Lord Willoughby de Brokeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the answer by the Lord Donoughue on 7 May (H.L. Deb., col. 727) that the Beef Bones Regulations 1997 are necessary for the protection of public health, whether they will make extra resources available to local authorities to enable them to police the regulations effectively. [HL1851]
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)No. Local authorities are responsible for setting their own priorities within the resources available and the Government has made it clear that enforcement of the regulations is expected to be done as part of the normal level of enforcement activity.