§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the registers held by his Department which are open for inspection by(a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public. [59714]
§ Mr. MorleyIn accordance with the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, no registers are limited to inspection by hon. Members only. The following registers are open for inspection by both hon. Members and the public, subject to some restrictions where indicated.
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Register Comments Register of abattoirs and cutting plants authorised to remove spinal cord from sheep over 12 months of age List of premises authorised available on the MAFF interest site at http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/bse/index/html Register of meat plants licensed or approved in England under meat hygiene legislation This information is made available to the public on request and notified to the European Commission and other Member States (there is no specific legislative requirement to provide public access). Arrangements are also being made for this information to be available on the Internet in future. Register of establishments approved to export meat, meat products etc. derived from foreign origin bovines In compliance with Article 9(1) of Council Decision 98/256/EC. Register of premises in other countries which are approved to export meat and certain animal products to the UK or EU This information is made available to the public on request and notified to the European Commission and other Member States (there is no specific legislative requirement to provide public access). Register of premises producing certain products of animal origin not included elsewhere This information is made available to the public on request and notified to the European Commission and other Member States (there is no specific legislative requirement to provide public access). Register of establishments or undertakings carrying on activities licensed, approved or registered under the Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) Order 1973 and the Animal By-Products Order 1992 In accordance with the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994. Register of laboratories approved to test samples of milk for the presence of brucellosis or enzootic bovine leukosis — Register of authorised quarantine premises in Great Britain which are open to the public for the purpose of detaining imported rabies susceptible animals — Register of authorised carrying agents in Great Britain which are available to the public for the purpose of carrying imported rabies susceptible animals — Register of classification (by level of microbiological contamination) of designated bivalve mollusc production areas in England and Wales Held in accordance with the Shellfish Hygiene Directive (91/492/EEC) as implemented by the Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations 1998. Register of Applications for Licences to Deposit Substances and Articles in the Sea and licences issued under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (Part II) (as amended) — Register of Oil Spill Treatment Products Approved for Use in the United Kingdom for Treating Oil on the Surface of the Sea — Register of the pesticide study reports accessed by members of the public and others, with the names and addresses of inquirers — Country, Parish Holding (CPH) Register This is not a public access database but some information is mode available in certain circumstances Registers of commercial and noncommercial interests of members of the: — Food Advisory Committee Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee MAFF Consumer Panel Advisory Committee on Pesticides Veterinary Products Committee