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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the policy of the Food Standards Agency is on the importation and sale of low alcohol wine.

Asked by

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 February 2008

Reference

185800; 472 c819-20W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the UK is withdrawing from the International Organisation of Wine and Vine (OIV); and by what mechanisms UK wine growers will be represented on the OIV in future; what assessment has been made of the...

Asked by

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 February 2005

For answer on

4 March 2005

Answered on

4 March 2005

Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) for what reasons the UK is withdrawing from the International Organisation of Wine and Vine (OIV); and by what mechanisms UK wine growers will be represented on the OIV in future; [217522] (2) what assessment has been made of the benefits to the UK wine market of membership of the International Organisation of Wine and Vine; [217523] (3) what the cost to the UK of belonging to the International Organisation of Wine and Vine was in the last year for which figures are available. [217524] Alun Michael: The costs of the UK belonging to the International Organisation of Wine and Vine (OIV) have been variable and have depended on the number of proposals under consideration within the organisation, the degree of UK involvement, the resources attached to that involvement, as well as the level of annual membership fees that have been set. Where the OIV chooses to hold its meetings, for example France or Australia, will also affect the cost. In 2003-04, the latest year for which figures are available, the meetings attended by the UK were in Paris alone, and the costs estimated to be about £25,000. A cost benefit analysis of UK membership of OIV is not available but the UK's ability to produce, import and trade wine is not conditional on membership. Proposals emerging from OIV need to be implemented into European Community law in order to have practical effect in the UK, so our withdrawal from OIV will continue to ensure a consequence of reprioritisation of the Department's budgetary resources to focus public spending where it is most needed to meet Government objectives. The decision is we will not interfere with the UK continuing to play an active role in the development of European Community policy and legislation on wine and that the interests of the UK wine industry and consumers are fully represented at that level.

Date

4 March 2005

Reference

431 c1439-40W;431 c1433-4W; 217522;217523;217524

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) UK produced wines and (b) wines produced by the rest of the world, broken down by value and volume, government hospitality departments have provided in the last 12 months. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 April 2002

Reference

52611; 384 c652W;384 c651W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) UK produced wines and (b) wines produced by the rest of the world, broken down by value and volume, UK embassies world wide have provided in the last year. - Our Posts overseas are not required...

Asked by

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 April 2002

Reference

52613; 384 c652W;384 c650-1W

House

House of Commons

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