Horsemeat (Supermarket Products) Debate
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Thomas Docherty
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Horsemeat (Supermarket Products)
Thomas Docherty Excerpts(11 years, 4 months ago)
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Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab)
Mr Jeff Rooker, the chairman of the FSA, is due to stand down in just a few months’ time. Will the Minister ensure that the Department of Health fills the post before June? [Interruption.]
Mr Speaker
Order. There is a lot of noise in the Chamber. I understand people’s consternation on this matter, but let us hear Mr Docherty’s question and then the Minister can answer it.
Thomas Docherty
I am most grateful, Mr Speaker. Mr Jeff Rooker, who is the chairman of the FSA, is due to stand down in just a few months’ time. Will the Minister of State ensure that the Department of Health fills that important role before June?
Mr Heath
He is actually Lord Rooker—and somebody who in the past has filled the position that I currently occupy. He is standing down—that is absolutely right. Of course the post will be filled, because it is an extremely important one, and I have no doubt that the timetable will be consonant with the time of his departure.