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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 September 2003. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 8 September 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the level of state funding for laboratories researching contamination of bivalve molluscs by (a) Novavirus and (b) hepatitis A virus. - Includes figure.
Answer

Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the level of state funding for laboratories researching contamination of bivalve molluscs by (a) Novavirus and (b) hepatitis A virus. [128265] Miss Melanie Johnson: Since April 2000, the Food Standards Agency has spent £1.5 million on projects relating to the contamination of bivalve molluscs by Norovirus and Hepatitis A virus.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128265; 410 c153W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Contamination Finance Food Hepatitis Shellfish Fish products Bivalve molluscs Novavirus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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