§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many prosecutions there were for breaches of(a) meat hygiene regulations and (b) pesticide safety regulations in each year from 1992 to 2000. [145246]
§ Ms QuinIn the year 1992 there were no prosecutions for breaches of meat hygiene regulations and four for breaches of pesticide safety regulations for which my Department was responsible. Other authorities will have had responsibility, especially up to 1 April 1995 when the Meat Hygiene Service was established and after 1 April 2000 when the Food Standards Agency was established. The relevant figures for subsequent years are:
Year Meat Pesticides 1993 0 11 1994 0 8 1995 0 10 1996 7 0 1997 7 4 1998 28 4 1999 28 9 2000 21 1