§ John MannTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many products from the United Kingdom, broken down by region and nation, are being considered for registration under the Protected Geographical Indicators Scheme by the EU. [138214]
§ Mr. BradshawThere are two products, both Scottish, Arbroath Smokies and Scottish Farmed Salmon, which are currently being considered for registration as Protected Geographical Indications by the EU.
§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many regional foods are registered in each EU state; and how many of these in each state have registered within the last 12 months. [138215]
§ Mr. BradshawThe numbers of regional foods registered as protected food names by all EU member states are set out in the following table.
Member state Protected designations of origin (PDOs) and
Protected geographical
indications (PGIs)
Traditional speciality
guaranteed
(TSGs)
Total registered
Italy 132 1 133 France 132 — 132 Portugal 85 — 85 Greece 83 — 83 Spain 71 3 74 Germany 64 — 64 United Kingdom 33 1 34 Austria 12 — 12 Belgium 4 5 9 Netherlands 5 — 5 Luxembourg 4 — 4 Ireland 3 — 3 Denmark 3 — 3 Sweden 2 1 3 Finland 1 2 3 The numbers of regional food products registered within the last 12 months are set out in the following table:
Member state Number registered Italy 10 Greece 4 Portugal 4 Spain 3 United Kingdom 2 France 1 Finland 1