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Written Question
Food: Imports
Friday 24th July 2015

Asked by: Baroness Byford (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the cost of condemning food carried in vehicles transporting unauthorised persons is met by the supplier, the importer, the seller or the insurer.

Answered by Lord Prior of Brampton

The cost of condemned food contaminated by unauthorised persons is a commercial issue for the parties involved.

Written Question
Food: Imports
Friday 24th July 2015

Asked by: Baroness Byford (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether statistics on the nature and value of food condemned because of contamination by unauthorised persons travelling on the importing vehicle are gathered by any government department or agency.

Answered by Lord Prior of Brampton

Statistics on the nature and value of food condemned are not gathered by any Government department or agency.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jul 2013
Care Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I have two amendments in this group. While the previous amendments have looked particularly at the risk of abuse to individuals, my amendments are to do with finance. I looked carefully through the Bill but did not see where they would fit and I therefore proposed that they …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Dec 2012
Health: Active Lifestyles

"My Lords, I am delighted to be able to speak in this debate, and I thank my noble friend Lady Heyhoe Flint for bringing the subject to our attention. I have to start by making an admission. Last night, I was very inactive. I was glued to the television, first, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2011
Abattoirs

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial impact on small and medium-sized abattoirs of the proposed introduction of a full-cost recovery system...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2011
Abattoirs

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for that response. Will the agency move much more towards a risk-based, proportionate regime than it has in the past? Secondly, will it consider outside—in other words, private—operators taking over the task that is currently done by state employees?..."
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