§ Jackie BallardTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received on the impact on small abattoirs of the increased charges for specified risk material audit; and if he will make a statement. [70260]
§ Mr. RookerA number of representations have been received in response to the consultation document which was issued on 14 January. Final decisions on the proposed arrangements for recovering from industry the cost of enforcement by the Meat Hygiene Service of the controls on specified risk material will be taken once the consultation period ends on 12 February.
287WCopies of all the responses received will be available for public scrutiny in the main MAFF Library in Whitehall Place in due course, as is our normal practice.