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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of bovine tuberculosis in UK cattle in the last 10 years were attributed to infection from cattle originating from Ireland; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Peter Ainsworth (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 February 2006

Reference

443 c631W;443 c631W; 53018

House

House of Commons

Wild Birds (Imports)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how live wild bird commercial imports, which are to be banned, will be distinguished by inspectors from live wild bird pet imports that are being restricted.

Asked by

Oliver Letwin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 November 2005

Reference

439 c2037W;439 c2036W; 27314

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Statement on what the outcome was of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 21st and 22nd December 2004; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed, including its voting record; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Michael Connarty (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 January 2005

Reference

209495; 430 c1-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Baroness Beckett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

15 May 2003

Reference

405 c442-3

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, If she will make a statement on the mid-term CAP review and its implications for British farmers.

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

15 May 2003

Reference

405 c442-3; 113299

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Baroness Beckett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

15 May 2003

Reference

405 c442-3

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions concerning the illegal import of meat have been initiated as a result of the detector dogs experiment at Heathrow. - (Holding answer 28 April 2003).

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 May 2003

Reference

109853; 404 c706W;404 c702W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to strengthen the system of checks on food imports. - (Holding answer 25 March 2003).

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 March 2003

For answer on

3 April 2003

Answered on

3 April 2003

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps she has taken to strengthen the system of checks on food imports. [104909] Margaret Beckett: [holding answer 25 March 2003]: The EU operates a system of strict controls on imports of animal products. All products of animal origin must be checked on entry into the UK at a border inspection post (BIP). Following the outbreak of FMD, the State Veterinary Service have introduced an audit programme for BIPs to ensure consistent application of these import checks. During the visits officers provide advice to BIPs and monitor progress to correct any deficiencies found. Additional measures have been introduced at ports and airports to tackle illegal imports. Temporary agency staff attached to the local and port health authorities and funded by Defra, have been recruited to carry out checks to detect smuggled goods--teams of six are based at our major airports and teams of two at major seaports. We are also paying for additional checks through overtime elsewhere. Further inspection resources have also been provided through the detector dog pilot, and a publicity campaign which has targeted ports, airports and points of departure. We have announced that with effect from 11April, HM Customs and Excise will be taking over responsibility for anti- smuggling activity since they have the infrastructure, intelligence and experience to target more effectively. The Food Standards Agency has responsibility for public health checks on all other imported foods. Following a Cabinet Office review of checks on imports the Food Standards Agency are leading a step change project to deliver improved co-ordination of all imported food controls by local authorities and port health authorities at seaports, airports and inland.

Date

3 April 2003

Reference

104909; 402 c795W;402 c796W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many copies of her Department's leaflet for travellers, Don't Bring Back More than You Bargained for, have been (a) published and (b) distributed; by what means the leaflets were distributed to travellers; and when the most recent...

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 March 2003

Reference

103755; 402 c475W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what analysis has been made of products seized under Regulation 24 in (a) 2000-01, (b) 2001-02 and (c) 2002-03, broken down by country of origin of the products seized; and if she will place a copy in the...

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 March 2003

Reference

103756; 402 c5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the countries which, since 1997, have been identified as the original source of illegal imports of (a) meat, (b) fish and (c) other food products, by type. - We shall shortly publish the report...

Asked by

Roger Williams (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 March 2003

Reference

103643; 402 c5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's Don't Bring Back More than You Bargained for campaign. - Including figure.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 March 2003

Reference

103754; 402 c4-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the quality of Brazilian (a) pigmeat and (b) poultry meat exported to the United Kingdom.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 January 2003

For answer on

11 February 2003

Answered on

11 February 2003

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the quality of Brazilian (a) pigmeat and (b) poultry meat exported to the United Kingdom. [95055] Margaret Beckett: Imports into the United Kingdom of animal products are governed by European Community legislation, which contains provisions to protect both animal and public health. Under these rules only third countries approved by the Commission on the advice of the Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health may export into the Community, and only from establishments which meet Community hygiene standards. The lists of countries and establishments allowed to export particular products into the Community which includes Brazil is available on the Commission's website at the following address: http:// forum.europa.eu.int/irc/sanco/vets/info/data/listes/ tableO.html. EU Community rules do not currently permit the import of pigmeat from Brazil. Imports of poultry meat from third countries must have been produced to the standards at least equivalent to those laid down in Community legislation. In addition, all consignments of fresh poultry meat imported from third countries are subject to veterinary inspection on entering the EU to ensure that conditions of import have been complied with and to ensure that they have remained in a satisfactory condition during transport. Responsibility for ensuring that third countries meet these requirements lies with the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) of the European Commission. FVO reports are published on their website at: http:// europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/inspections/vi/reports/ index en.html. Recently, unauthorised veterinary medicines namely nitrofurans were found in poultry meat from Brazil. Nitrofurans are not permitted in the EU for use in food producing animals, due to public health concerns. Therefore their residues should not be present in food. Community rules have been put in place that require all consignments of all poultry meat from Brazil to be tested for the presence of nitrofurans and their metabolites. The consignments must remain at Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) while testing takes place and are only allowed entry into the Community following favourable test results. If nitrofuran residues are detected, the consignment is destroyed.

Date

11 February 2003

Reference

95055; 399 c640-1W;399 c638-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost has been of her Department's television advertising campaign to discourage illegal meat imports; how many advertisements have been or will be broadcast, and at what times of the day; and if she will make a...

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 January 2003

Reference

90979; 398 c735W;398 c733W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on increasing the amount of Thai food produce imported into the United Kingdom. - (Holding answer 19 November 2002).

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 December 2002

Reference

81818; 395 c497W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how frequently her Department checks the number and visibility of signs at ports and airports warning against the import of meat.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 December 2002

Reference

80466; 395 c492W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the ports where amnesty bins for illegal meat imports have been installed.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 December 2002

Reference

80464; 395 c494W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the value of (a) all foodstuffs and (b) temperate foodstuffs (i) exported from and (ii) imported into the United Kingdom. - Including table.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 November 2002

For answer on

26 November 2002

Answered on

26 November 2002

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her estimate is of the value of (a) all foodstuffs and (b) temperate foodstuffs (i) exported from and (ii) imported into the United Kingdom. [80448] Margaret Beckett: The following table shows the value of UK trade in indigenous and non-indigenous food, feed and drink between 1992-2001. Exports of non-indigenous foods are mainly exports of processed foods manufactured from imported non-indigenous ingredients. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Exports Imports Year Indigenous Non-indigenous Total exports Indigenous Non-indigenous Total imports 1992 6,322 1,055 7,378 7,705 5,603 13,308 1993 6,913 1,254 8,167 7,836 5,917 13,754 1994 7,620 1,443 9,063 8,222 6,620 14,842 1995 8,473 1,598 10,071 9,130 7,227 16,357 1996 8,378 1,669 10,046 9,921 7,848 17,769 1997 8,233 1,740 9,973 9,574 7,680 17,255 1998 7,511 1,691 9,202 9,732 7,322 17,055 1999 7,276 1,604 8,880 9,923 7,291 17,214 2000 7,216 1,486 8,702 10,088 6,740 16,828 2001 6,943 1,494 8,438 10,952 7,030 17,983 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The above data include an estimate of below threshold data, but exclude an estimate for non-response Source: H M Customs and Excise Data prepared by Statistics (Commodities & Food) Accounts and Trade, ESD, DEFRA

Date

26 November 2002

Reference

80448; 395 c236W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of warning signs against meat imports at each designated port of entry into the United Kingdom.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 November 2002

Reference

80465; 395 c51W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, If she will make a statement on her Department's progress in preventing illegal meat entering the United Kingdom.

Asked by

Nigel Waterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

21 November 2002

Reference

394 c767-8; 81204

House

House of Commons

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