To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Shaughnessy on 28 February (HL5553), what were the risk factors and intelligence received which led the Food Standards Agency to sample (1) in 2015, 100 bottles of Italian wine and 12 bottles of UK wine, and (2) in...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Shaughnessy on 28 February (HL5553), what were the risk factors and intelligence received which led the Food Standards Agency to sample (1) in 2015, 100 bottles of Italian wine and 12 bottles of UK wine, and (2) in...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many bottles of wine were sampled by the Food Standards Agency from each EU country in each of the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many bottles of wine were sampled by the Food Standards Agency from each EU country in each of the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a British fuel efficiency test for all motor vehicles sold in the United Kingdom which exactly simulates real driving conditions and which does not use a rolling road nor overinflated tyres.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a British fuel efficiency test for all motor vehicles sold in the United Kingdom which exactly simulates real driving conditions and which does not use a rolling road nor overinflated tyres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th March, Official Report, columns 1925-6W, on Bovine Artificial Insemination, what the reasons are for the difference in the costs of official testing of bull semen in Northern Ireland and in Great Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10th March, Official Report, columns 1925-6W, on Bovine Artificial Insemination, what the reasons are for the difference in the costs of official testing of bull semen in Northern Ireland and in Great Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether test samples from bulls for artificial insemination purposes may be sent to approved laboratories in other member states of the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether test samples from bulls for artificial insemination purposes may be sent to approved laboratories in other member states of the EU.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of testing a bull for the purpose of artificial insemination is (a) in Great Britain and (b) in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost of testing a bull for the purpose of artificial insemination is (a) in Great Britain and (b) in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will use the veterinary laboratories at Stormont for foot and mouth blood testing as a supplement to Pirbright; what confidentiality or secrecy agreements temporary veterinary inspectors have to sign on joining her Department. - I replied...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will use the veterinary laboratories at Stormont for foot and mouth blood testing as a supplement to Pirbright; what confidentiality or secrecy agreements temporary veterinary inspectors have to sign on joining her Department. - I replied...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what records are maintained of visits to farms by her Department's vets carrying out precautionary inspections; what the average rate of (a) false negatives and (b) false positives in foot and mouth samples is from (i) cattle, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what records are maintained of visits to farms by her Department's vets carrying out precautionary inspections; what the average rate of (a) false negatives and (b) false positives in foot and mouth samples is from (i) cattle, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how long it takes foot and mouth blood samples to be processed at the Stormont Laboratory. - Includes fact that responsibility for this subject has been devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly and is therefore no longer a matter for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how long it takes foot and mouth blood samples to be processed at the Stormont Laboratory. - Includes fact that responsibility for this subject has been devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly and is therefore no longer a matter for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs various questions on the foot and mouth outbreak. (Letters in Library Dep 01/1282, 01/1285, 01/1287, 01/1289, 01/1292).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs various questions on the foot and mouth outbreak. (Letters in Library Dep 01/1282, 01/1285, 01/1287, 01/1289, 01/1292).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many foot and mouth blood samples are awaiting processing at Pirbright; and what is the time from submission from the farm to confirmed result. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many foot and mouth blood samples are awaiting processing at Pirbright; and what is the time from submission from the farm to confirmed result. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many premises that were confirmed as being infected with foot and mouth have subsequently received negative results from blood tests. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many premises that were confirmed as being infected with foot and mouth have subsequently received negative results from blood tests. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many infected premises in each county of (a) England and (b) Scotland tested negative in the laboratory. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many infected premises in each county of (a) England and (b) Scotland tested negative in the laboratory. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methods are used by health authorities to test for thyroid disorder; and what plans he has to prescribe a standard test.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methods are used by health authorities to test for thyroid disorder; and what plans he has to prescribe a standard test.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug treatment and testing orders have been made under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug treatment and testing orders have been made under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average cost of undertaking testing of a medical product preparatory to its assessment by the Medicines Control Agency. - None. The information needed to calculate this estimate is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average cost of undertaking testing of a medical product preparatory to its assessment by the Medicines Control Agency. - None. The information needed to calculate this estimate is not available centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will comment on progress in the development of the portable drug testing device suitable for testing motorists suspected of driving under the influence of drugs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will comment on progress in the development of the portable drug testing device suitable for testing motorists suspected of driving under the influence of drugs.

Statement on the outcome of the General Affairs Council on 8th and 9th June.

Statement on the outcome of the General Affairs Council on 8th and 9th June.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and accuracy of the methods advocated by Dr Narang for detecting BSE.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and accuracy of the methods advocated by Dr Narang for detecting BSE.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if Dr Narang has supplied his Ministry with the information his scientists had requested in order to validate his BSE testing method.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if Dr Narang has supplied his Ministry with the information his scientists had requested in order to validate his BSE testing method.