§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many schools his Department estimates will be subject to the levy to fund the Food Standards Agency. [72238]
§ Mr. RookerIt is proposed that the levy be applied to certain food premises required to register with the local authority under the Food Premises (Registration) Regulations 1991. Schools as such will not be required to pay. The requirement to pay the levy would depend on whether the premises concerned were required to register. Details of the number of registered food premises located in schools are not collected centrally and could be derived only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many schools are currently registered under the Food Premises (Registration) Regulations 1991. [72236]
§ Mr. RookerRegisters of food premises under these regulations are prepared and maintained by individual local authorities. Details of the number of food premises located in schools that are required to register are not collected centrally and could be derived only at disproportionate cost.