HC Deb 23 April 2001 vol 367 cc165-6W
Mr. Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many imported carcases containing specified risk material were identified in each of the last 12 months. [155289]

Total Con Lab Lib Dem Other None
Bournemouth1
Appointed—Chair 1 0 0 0 0 1
Appointed—Non-officer member 5 1 0 1 0 3
North Dorset1
Appointed—Chair 1 0 1 0 0 0
Appointed—Non-officer member 3 0 0 0 0 3
Poole Bay1
Appointed—Non-officer member 3 1 0 1 0 1
Poole Central1
Appointed—Chair 1 0 0 1 0 0
Appointed—Non-officer member 3 0 0 0 0 3
South and East Dorset
Applications received—Chair 29 2 0 3 0 24
Applications received—Non-officer member 37 3 3 7 0 24
Shortlisted for interview—Chair 5 0 0 3 0 2
Shortlisted for interview—Non-officer member 25 2 1 6 0 16
Appointed—Chair 1 0 0 1 0 0
Appointed—Non-officer member 4 0 1 1 0 2
South West Dorset
Applications received—Chair 15 1 1 2 0 11
Applications received—Non-officer member 36 1 1 3 0 31
Shortlisted for interview—Chair 4 0 1 2 0 1
Shortlisted for interview—Non-officer member 24 0 2 1 0 21
Appointed—Chair 1 0 1 0 0 0
Appointed—Non-officer member 5 0 0 0 0 5
1 Information about candidates considered for these appointments is no longer available as they were destroyed in an administrative error

Ms Stuart

[holding answer sent 23 March 2001]: The number of consignments of imported beef found to contain carcases with specified risk material still attached, and the number of carcases involved, in each of the last 12 months, is set out in the table.

Month Number of consignments Number of carcases
2000
April 1 1
May 0 0
June 0 0
July 0 0
August 1 1
September 1 3
October 0 0
November 0 0
December 0 0
2001
January 3 5
February 2 3
March 9 65