§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much illegal meat has been seized by Customs and Excise in each of the last 10 years, broken down by species. [165198]
§ John HealeyI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on 3 December 2003,Official Report, column 59–60W.
The specific information requested is not available. Seizures identified according to type in DEFRA Annual Review are reproduced in the following table.
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1 April 2001 to 31 March 2003 1 Apri1 2002 to 31 March 2003 Meat Number 1,242 2,986 Weight (kg) 18,955 31,301 Fish Number 353 1,837 Weight (kg) 32,691 21,267 Dairy Number 63 795 Weight (kg) 3,784 19,807
1 Apri1 2001 to 31 March 2003 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 Multiple Number 361 2,172 Weight (kg) 55,791 36,170 Other Number 34 65 Weight (kg) 3,569 666